The 16 Best Hotels in Venice, From Grand Canal Palaces to Budget Gems

Our top picks at a glance

• Best overall: The Gritti Palace – San Marco, on the Grand Canal
• Best lagoon views: Danieli – Castello, on the Riva degli Schiavoni
• Best pool: Hotel Cipriani – Giudecca
• Best for couples: Nolinski Venezia – San Marco, rooftop pool
• Best mid-range by the Rialto: H10 Palazzo Canova – San Polo
• Best value near St Mark's: Hotel Flora – San Marco
• Best budget: Hotel Olimpia – Santa Croce
• Best for a late train or early bus: Hotel Antiche Figure – facing the station
• Lowest-cost bed in the old town: Combo Venezia – Cannaregio

How we chose the best hotels in Venice

Every hotel here scores 8.5 or more on Booking.com from at least 300 guest reviews. Two famous palaces, the Gritti and the Cipriani, are stated exceptions: their scores are among the highest on the list, but from fewer reviews.

We checked scores, addresses and star classes on 2 November 2026. We didn't check nightly rates, so each hotel gets a price tier based on its category: € budget, €€ mid-range, €€€ upscale and €€€€ luxury. Always compare the live rate for your dates.

The list runs in our order of preference within three groups: luxury, mid-range and budget. It spans eight areas, because where you sleep in Venice matters as much as the room.

The 16 hotels compared

Luxury hotels in Venice

1. The Gritti Palace – San Marco

A former noble residence on the Grand Canal, looking straight across the water at the dome of Santa Maria della Salute. If you're going to spend big once in Venice, this is where it makes the most sense, because the location and the view do as much work as the rooms.

Luxury (€€€€) · 5-star · 9.6 on Booking (157 reviews) · About 500 m from St Mark's Square

Best for: an anniversary, a honeymoon or a first visit with no budget limit · Skip it if: you'd rather put the money into more nights

Rooms are furnished with antiques and Murano glass. Some face the Grand Canal and some face the city, and in a hotel like this the view is most of the point, so book the canal side. The hotel's Club del Doge restaurant cooks with produce from the Rialto Market, and breakfast is served under crystal chandeliers.

You can walk to La Fenice opera house in about five minutes, and the Santa Maria del Giglio vaporetto stop is about 400 m away. That puts St Mark's Square, the Accademia and Dorsoduro all within an easy stroll.

The catch: the score comes from 157 reviews, below our usual 300, and guests rate value for money (8.6) lower than everything else. It's on the list because its 9.6 is one of the highest scores we found.

Tip: if a canal room is out of reach, book dinner at the Club del Doge instead and see the palace for the price of a meal.

→ Check rates at The Gritti Palace

2. Danieli, A Four Seasons Hotel – Castello

Three historic palaces dating back to the 15th century, joined into one hotel on the lagoon just past St Mark's Square.

Luxury (€€€€) · 5-star · 9.4 on Booking (501 reviews) · On the Riva degli Schiavoni, steps from Piazza San Marco

Best for: lagoon views and grand old-Venice drama · Skip it if: you want a quiet side street; the Riva is one of the busiest walks in the city

The 120 rooms and suites were redesigned by French interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, in colours taken from Venice's canals and palaces. Marble bathrooms come as standard. Some rooms look over the lagoon; the rest face the city, so the view is the thing to pay for here.

The rooftop restaurant, Terrazza Danieli, looks across the lagoon to the islands. It's worth booking even if you're staying somewhere else.

The catch: value for money (8.3) and Wi-Fi (8.1) are its lowest scores on Booking, so you're paying for one of the most famous settings in Venice.

Tip: ask for a lagoon-view room when you book, not at check-in; they're the ones that sell out.

→ Check rates at Danieli

3. Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel – Giudecca

The resort of Venice: a hotel on Giudecca with an outdoor pool, a spa and three restaurants, across the water from St Mark's.

Luxury (€€€€) · 5-star · 10.0 on Booking (106 reviews) · Across the Giudecca Canal from St Mark's

Best for: a slower stay with a pool between sightseeing sessions · Skip it if: you want to step out of the door into the old town

It's one of only two hotels on our list with a pool (Nolinski is the other), and it has a fitness centre, a sauna and a children's playground too. Rooms have air conditioning and some have balconies with views over the water. Booking reviewers give it near-perfect marks for cleanliness, comfort and staff.

The catch is geography. Giudecca is a separate island, so every trip to St Mark's or the Rialto starts on a boat. The perfect score also comes from only 106 reviews, and guests rate the Wi-Fi 5.0, the lowest sub-score of any hotel here.

Tip: plan your sightseeing in two blocks, morning and evening, and spend the hot middle of the day by the pool.

→ Check rates at Hotel Cipriani

4. Nolinski Venezia – San Marco

A five-star on Calle Larga XXII Marzo with a rooftop swimming pool, a rare thing in the middle of Venice's old town.

Luxury (€€€€) · 5-star · 9.4 on Booking (557 reviews) · A short walk to La Fenice and Piazza San Marco

Best for: couples who want a pool and a spa in the middle of town · Skip it if: you want antiques and frescoes; the style is contemporary

On top of the rooftop pool there's an indoor pool, a spa with a sauna and an open-air bath, two restaurants and a bar. Rooms are soundproofed, which matters on one of San Marco's main shopping streets.

Guests rate it 9.8 for cleanliness, comfort and staff, and 9.9 for location.

The catch: the street outside is busy with shoppers by day, and value for money (8.9) is its lowest score.

Tip: book a spa slot for late afternoon, when the day-trippers are leaving and the streets around the hotel go quiet.

→ Check rates at Nolinski Venezia

5. The Venice Venice Hotel – Cannaregio

A design hotel in Palazzo Ca' da Mosto on the Grand Canal, about a five-minute walk from the Rialto Bridge.

Luxury (€€€€) · 5-star · 9.2 on Booking (660 reviews) · 5 minutes' walk to the Rialto Bridge

Best for: design lovers who find the classic palace hotels too stiff · Skip it if: you want chandeliers and damask

It's the Venice hotel for people who like the idea of a palazzo but not the formality that usually comes with one. Breakfast is à la carte rather than a buffet, and the restaurant serves brunch, lunch, dinner and cocktails, with vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free options. There's a fitness centre and a terrace.

Basilica San Marco is under a kilometre away, and the market and the bars of San Polo are just over the bridge.

The catch: value for money (8.4) is its weakest score, and the look is modern, not the Venice of the postcards.

Tip: go for a room facing the Grand Canal; the building's position on the water is its biggest asset.

→ Check rates at The Venice Venice Hotel

6. Baglioni Hotel Luna – San Marco

The closest luxury hotel to St Mark's on this list, about 80 m from the square, with original frescoes and its own private dock.

Luxury (€€€€) · 5-star · 9.0 on Booking (881 reviews) · About 80 m from St Mark's Square

Best for: arriving by water taxi and being at St Mark's before the crowds · Skip it if: you want a five-star that feels like good value

Rooms come with antique furniture, Murano glass chandeliers and marble bathrooms, and some suites overlook the lagoon. Breakfast is a large buffet in the frescoed Salone Marco Polo. The San Marco-Vallaresso vaporetto stop is about 50 m away, which makes arrivals easy.

The catch: guests rate value for money 8.2, the lowest of any hotel here, and facilities score 9.0.

Tip: go out to St Mark's Square at 7am; from here it's a two-minute walk to see it almost empty.

→ Check rates at Baglioni Hotel Luna

Mid-range hotels in Venice

7. H10 Palazzo Canova – San Polo

A four-star on the Riva del Vin, right on the Grand Canal by the Rialto Bridge, with some rooms looking straight at it. Almost 2,500 guests have reviewed it on Booking.

Mid-range (€€€) · 4-star · 9.4 on Booking (2,494 reviews) · About 700 m from St Mark's Basilica

Best for: a first visit on a mid-range budget · Skip it if: crowds at the door bother you

Rooms have a seating area, a bath and a coffee machine. There's a terrace and a bar, and the 24-hour front desk speaks English. Guests rate location 9.8 and cleanliness and comfort 9.7.

The catch: the Rialto is one of the busiest spots in Venice, so expect people outside all day, and value for money (8.7) is its lowest score.

Tip: request a Rialto-view room, and walk to the Rialto Market early, before the tour groups arrive.

→ Check rates at H10 Palazzo Canova

8. Hotel Palazzo Priuli – Castello

A 14th-century palazzo on the corner of two canals, a five-minute walk from St Mark's Square and the Bridge of Sighs, yet on a quiet stretch of water.

Mid-range (€€€) · 4-star · 9.5 on Booking (1,169 reviews) · 5 minutes' walk to St Mark's Square

Best for: first-timers who want to be near St Mark's without the noise · Skip it if: you like modern, minimal rooms

Inside it's Murano glass lamps, marble stairs and antique furniture, with canal-view rooms. Staff score 9.8 and value 9.1, both high for this part of town.

The airport boat stops at San Zaccaria, a short walk away, so you can arrive with luggage without a water taxi.

The catch: the traditional Venetian decor feels old-fashioned to some guests, which is exactly the point for others who came to Venice for it.

Tip: book a canal-view room; they're the reason to stay here rather than at a cheaper hotel nearby.

→ Check rates at Hotel Palazzo Priuli

9. Hotel Flora – San Marco

A family-run hotel in a 17th-century building on Calle Larga XXII Marzo, with a leafy courtyard where breakfast is served.

Mid-range (€€) · 3-star · 9.5 on Booking (541 reviews) · 5 minutes' walk to St Mark's Square

Best for: the best value near St Mark's · Skip it if: you want a pool, a spa or a restaurant

Rooms are decorated one by one, with antique furniture, damask fabrics and Murano chandeliers. Staff score 9.9 on Booking, the joint highest on our list, and will book gondolas, restaurants and concert tickets.

The Rialto Bridge and the Accademia are each about 800 m away. There's a lift, which isn't a given in old Venetian buildings.

The catch: it's a three-star, with a bar and room service but no restaurant, and facilities (9.1) is its lowest score.

Tip: ask for breakfast in the courtyard; on a warm morning it's the best-value breakfast near St Mark's.

→ Check rates at Hotel Flora

10. Santa Croce Boutique Hotel – Santa Croce

A four-star on Campo Nazario Sauro, about ten minutes' walk from both the train station and the Rialto Bridge, with a garden and the highest value-for-money score on this list.

Mid-range (€€) · 4-star · 9.5 on Booking (783 reviews) · 10 minutes' walk to the station and the Rialto

Best for: couples who want a calm base and a fair price · Skip it if: you want to walk to St Mark's in five minutes

Rooms have air conditioning and private bathrooms, and a continental buffet breakfast is served every morning. Guests rate cleanliness, comfort and staff 9.8 each, and value for money 9.2.

The catch: St Mark's Square is about a 20-minute walk away through the Rialto, which is a lovely walk once and a long one on day three of a Venice trip.

Tip: you're near the station, so use the walk-in arrival and save the water taxi money for a gondola ride later.

→ Check rates at Santa Croce Boutique Hotel

11. Hotel L'Orologio Venezia – San Polo

A four-star beside the Grand Canal on the Riva de l'Ogio, about five minutes' walk from the Rialto Bridge.

Upscale (€€€) · 4-star · 9.2 on Booking (636 reviews) · 5 minutes' walk to the Rialto Bridge

Best for: light sleepers who still want the Rialto on the doorstep · Skip it if: you need fast Wi-Fi for work

Rooms are soundproofed and hypoallergenic, with parquet floors. There's a terrace and a snack bar, and Campo San Polo is about 600 m away. The station is a 15-minute walk.

The catch: Wi-Fi (8.6) is its lowest score.

Tip: the Rialto Market is a few minutes' walk away; go early for the fish market and a coffee at the bar.

→ Check rates at Hotel L'Orologio

12. Palazzo Veneziano – Dorsoduro

A four-star on the Zattere, by the San Basilio vaporetto stop, facing the wide Giudecca Canal. It has the most reviews of any hotel on this list: more than 4,600.

Upscale (€€€) · 4-star · 9.3 on Booking (4,610 reviews) · About 1.8 km from St Mark's Square

Best for: sunsets on the Zattere and a quieter, local feel · Skip it if: St Mark's is the centre of your trip

Rooms have parquet floors and marble bathrooms; some have a spa bath and some have canal views. The station is about 1.4 km away.

The catch: you're far from St Mark's and the Rialto, so expect to walk across Venice or take the vaporetto every day.

Tip: walk the Zattere at sunset, then cross into Campo Santa Margherita for dinner.

→ Check rates at Palazzo Veneziano

Budget hotels in Venice

13. Hotel Olimpia Venice – Santa Croce

A three-star superior in a 16th-century building on a small canal, about 100 m from Piazzale Roma, where the airport buses stop. Our best budget pick.

Budget (€€) · 3-star superior · 9.4 on Booking (1,970 reviews) · About 100 m from Piazzale Roma

Best for: the best score for the money and an easy arrival with luggage · Skip it if: you want to be near St Mark's

It has a private garden, and the breakfast room looks over a canal. Rooms have 18th-century Venetian-style furniture. Guests score staff 9.8 and value for money 9.0. Luggage storage is free, which helps on departure day.

The Frari basilica is five minutes away. St Mark's is a long walk, or a vaporetto ride down the Grand Canal.

The catch: you're at the car-and-bus end of Venice, not the postcard end, and the walk to St Mark's takes a while.

Tip: buy a multi-day vaporetto pass on arrival and treat the Line 1 ride down the Grand Canal as your first sight.

→ Check rates at Hotel Olimpia

14. Hotel Antiche Figure – Santa Croce

A three-star directly on the Grand Canal, straight across the water from Venezia Santa Lucia station.

Budget (€€) · 3-star · 9.3 on Booking (1,122 reviews) · Facing the station; 20 minutes' walk to St Mark's

Best for: arriving late by train or leaving early · Skip it if: you want to wake up near St Mark's

Rooms are decorated in traditional Venetian style, with tapestries, Murano glass and chandeliers. The Garden Café has a canal-view terrace, and staff score 9.8. Buses to the airport leave from near the station.

The catch: it's a 20-minute walk to St Mark's Square.

Tip: have a drink on the Garden Café terrace at dusk and watch the boats on the Grand Canal.

→ Check rates at Hotel Antiche Figure

15. Combo Venezia – Cannaregio

A hostel in a renovated former monastery in Cannaregio, about 100 m from the Fondamenta Nove vaporetto stop, with dorm beds, private rooms and apartments.

Budget (€) · Hostel · 9.1 on Booking (3,472 reviews) · 10 minutes' walk to the Rialto Bridge

Best for: solo travellers and anyone who just needs a clean bed in the old town · Skip it if: you want hotel service

There's a bar, a restaurant, a shared kitchen, a laundry and a terrace with canal views, which is more than most Venice hostels offer. Fondamenta Nove is the stop for boats to Murano and Burano, which makes this a good base for the islands.

The catch: it's a hostel, so choose a private room if you don't want to share, and don't expect hotel-style service.

Tip: take an early boat from Fondamenta Nove to Burano and be back before lunch.

→ Check rates at Combo Venezia

16. Best Western Plus Hotel Bologna – Mestre

A four-star opposite Mestre station on the mainland, the budget option if the islands are fully booked or too expensive.

Budget (€) · 4-star · 8.8 on Booking (2,099 reviews) · Opposite Venezia Mestre station

Best for: tight budgets and anyone arriving by car · Skip it if: you want Venice outside your window

Rooms are spacious and modern, there's a restaurant serving Venetian dishes, and private parking, useful if you're driving to Venice. Trains to Venezia Santa Lucia leave from across the road.

The catch: you're not in Venice itself, so every visit starts with a train and you miss the evenings when the old town empties.

Tip: stay out for dinner in the old town at least once, and check the time of the last train back before you order dessert.

→ Check rates at Best Western Plus Hotel Bologna

Also good

• Hotel Nani Mocenigo Palace – Dorsoduro. A five-star palazzo with 9.4 from 760 reviews, for a quieter luxury stay.
• Ca' Bonfadini Historic Experience – Cannaregio. A five-star rated 9.5 from 813 reviews, near the station.
• Ca' della Scimmia – San Polo. A hotel by the Rialto rated 9.7 from 440 reviews.
• NH Collection Grand Hotel Palazzo Dei Dogi – Cannaregio. A five-star with a garden in a quiet corner (8.8 from 489 reviews).
• Hotel Villa Laguna – Lido. A four-star on the Lido for a beach-and-Venice trip (9.0 from 653 reviews).
• Al Redentore di Venezia – Giudecca. Rated 9.1 from 756 reviews; quiet, with the boat ride that comes with Giudecca.

Which area should you stay in?

For a first visit to Venice, stay in San Marco, San Polo or Castello. Our where to stay in Venice guide covers every area in detail.

• San Marco: the classic choice, closest to the sights and busiest by day (Gritti, Nolinski, Baglioni, Flora).
• San Polo: the Rialto and its market, lively and central (H10 Palazzo Canova, L'Orologio).
• Castello: St Mark's on one side, quieter canals on the other (Danieli, Priuli).
• Dorsoduro: galleries and the Zattere, calmer in the evenings (Palazzo Veneziano).
• Santa Croce and Cannaregio: near the station and Piazzale Roma, best value (Olimpia, Antiche Figure, Combo).
• Giudecca and Mestre: Giudecca for resort calm by boat, Mestre for the lowest prices by train.

What to know before you book a Venice hotel

Arrival matters more than in most cities. There are no cars in the old town, so you'll walk from the vaporetto stop or the station with your bags, often over bridges with steps. Hotels near Piazzale Roma and the station (Olimpia, Antiche Figure, Santa Croce Boutique) are the easiest to reach with luggage. Near St Mark's, look for a hotel close to a vaporetto stop, like the Baglioni or the Priuli. To skip the stress, pre-book an airport transfer, and see our Venice airport guide for the boat and bus options.

Venice's tourist tax. The city charges a tourist tax per person per night on top of the room rate. The amount depends on the hotel's category and the season, and many hotels collect it at check-in, so check your booking.

The access fee. The day-tripper access fee doesn't apply for the rest of 2026: the official site says the 2026 trial ended and the fee doesn't apply from 27 July 2026. It returns in 2027, with arrangements to be announced by 31 December 2026, so check the official page before a 2027 trip.

When to book. Book early for Carnival, the Biennale and the Film Festival. Our guides to Venice Carnival and the best time to visit Venice list the dates that fill hotels first.

How many nights? Two or three nights is enough for a first visit to Venice and lets you see the city in the evening, after the day-trippers leave. Our Venice itinerary shows how to split them.

Plan the rest of your trip

Before you book, read our Venice travel guide for the basics and our list of the best things to do in Venice. Near the hotels in San Marco and Castello you'll find St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace, both worth booking ahead. For food, see the best restaurants in Venice.

Arriving by train? Our guides cover Rome to Venice, Florence to Venice and Milan to Venice. Staying longer, try the day trips from Venice, a gondola ride or one of the best Venice tours.

Our final pick

For a splurge, book The Gritti Palace and ask for the Grand Canal. On a budget, Hotel Olimpia gives you a 9.4-rated three-star by Piazzale Roma.