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Hotels on the Grand Canal from the Rialto Bridge to Piazza San MarcoFrom: Hotels on the Grand Canal In the listings below, we've included photos, hotel descriptions, transportation information, and booking links. For convenience, we've listed the hotels in two subgroups, one for each side of the Grand Canal. Please note:
Rialto Bridge to Punta Della Dogana (opposite Piazza San Marco)
ABOVE: The numbers on this map correspond to numbers in the descriptions below. (The Rialto Bridge is next to hotel number 1, while the Punta della Dogana is the tip of land on the left side of the map facing the Piazza San Marco.)
1 Hotel Marconi (3 stars) This long-established hotel is less than a minute from the Rialto Bridge. It's also extremely close to the Rialto airport-boat and vaporetto platforms, although you'll need to cross the Rialto Bridge to reach them. The hotel's rooms are decorated in a style that's traditionally Venetian without being over the top. All rooms are air-conditioned and have private bathrooms, and they come in sizes that range from singles to quads. (The more expensive rooms have canal views.) Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat and vaporetto stop: Rialto.
2 Magic Rialto (B&B)
Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat and vaporetto stop: Rialto.
3 Antica Locanda Sturion (3 stars)
The Locanda is on the third floor without a lift, but if you don't mind climbing stairs with your luggage, you'll be rewarded with wonderful views of the Rialto Bridge and the Grand Canal from the hotel's lounge, breakfast tables, and junior suites. Tip: Although the Locanda faces the Grand Canal, the entrance is around the corner in the Calle del Sturion. (Just look for the hanging sign.) Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat and vaporetto stop: Rialto.
4 Ca' Angeli (B&B)
Note: Although it's possible to take the Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat to Rialto, cross the bridge, and walk through back streets to Ca' Angeli, we don't recommend it unless you're traveling light. Arrival and departure: Water taxi or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat and vaporetto stop: San Silvestro.
5 Hotel Palazzo Barbarigo sul Canal Grande (four stars)
Arrival and departure: Water taxi or vaporetto. Nearest vaporetto stop: San Tomà.
6 Hotel Palazzo Stern (4 stars)
The Palazzo Stern also has a panoramic rooftop terrace with a hot tub that you can reserve, and a choice of 24 Venetian-style rooms and suites (all with kettles for making tea or coffee, an amenity that isn't common in Venice). Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat and vaporetto stop: Ca' Rezzonico.
7
Hotel Galleria (1 star)
Although there are no Alilaguna airport-boat stops close by, a vaporetto station is near the hotel. Also, the hotel's entrance is easy to find: Just look for the hanging illuminated sign on the Rio Terà Antonio Foscarini, a street that leads inland from the square by the bridge and the Accademia art museum. Arrival and departure: Vaporetto or water taxi. Nearest vaporetto stop: Accademia.
8 Hotel Sina Centurion Palace (5 stars)
Arrival and departure: Water taxi, vaporetto, or Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat. Nearest vaporetto stop: Salute.
Rialto Bridge to Piazza San Marco
ABOVE: The numbers on this map correspond to numbers in the descriptions below. (The Rialto Bridge is next to hotel number 1, and the Piazza San Marco faces St. Mark's Basin just below the Grand Canal.)
1 Hotel Rialto (4 stars)
Note: This is a very busy area of Venice. During high season, expect crowds and occasional noise at night. Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest vaporetto stop: Rialto.
2 Palazzo Bembo (B&B)
The "boutique B&B" has just six handsome rooms and suites, all
furnished with antiques and other authentic Venetian touches. For a view from
the Palazzo Bembo's lounge on YouTube,
click
this link. (The lounge doubles as a breakfast room, and a grand piano is
available if you need to practice your Chopin.) Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest vaporetto stop: Rialto.
3 NH Collection Venezia Palazzo Barocci (4 stars)
Some of the NH Palazzo Barocci's superior rooms and junior suites overlook the Grand Canal. Many of the rooms have electric kettles, and the more expensive rooms and suites have espresso machines. Other amenities include a bar and a garden where breakfast is served during the warmer months. Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest vaporetto stop: Sant'Angelo.
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Sina Palazzo Sant'Angelo (4 stars) No, we didn't re-use our previous photo by mistake: The Palazzo Sant'Angelo is right next door to the NH Palazzo Barocci. (It's the pink building in the middle of the photo.) Like its neighbor, it couldn't be more convenient to reach by Alilaguna's Linea Arancio water bus from Venice Marco Polo Airport: Just step off the boat at Sant'Angelo, turn right, and walk a few steps along the water to the hotel entrance. The hotel has a good range of rooms and suites, plus an American bar and a free shuttle boat to Antonio's Lounge and Restaurant at the five-star Hotel Sina Centurion Palace. Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest vaporetto stop: Sant'Angelo.
Arrival and departure: Water taxi, Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, or vaporetto. Nearest vaporetto stop: Santa Maria del Giglio or Accademia.
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Palazzetto Pisani Grand Canal The Palazzetto Pisani Boutique Resort consists of two buildings the main palace on the Grand Canal, and the adjoining Palazzo Foscolo annex. (The Palazzetto Pisani is the narrow middle building in the photo above.) You'll check in at the main reception, which you can reach via a canal entrance (if you're arriving by water taxi) or the land entrance near the southern end of the Campo Santo Stefano. (See the hotel's map with directions.) The Palazzetto Pisani Boutique Resort offers a wide range of beautifully-furnished accommodations, ranging from double rooms to spacious suites (some with canal views). A dining room and bar are in the main building. Arrival and departure: Water taxi, Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat and vaporetto stop: Santa Maria del Giglio.
7 Locanda de la Spada (4 stars)
The Locanda has several types of accommodation, including large rooms with canal views. (It does not have an elevator, however.) Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat and vaporetto stop: Santa Maria del Giglio.
8 The Gritti Palace (5 stars)
If you're staying here, you'll probably arrive by water taxi, but the Alilaguna Linea Arancio airport boat's Santa Maria del Giglio stop is only a couple of minutes away over level ground. You can also board a gondola or a traghetto gondola ferry across the Grand Canal from the piers next to the hotel entrance. Arrival and departure: Water taxi, Alilaguna Orange Line airport boat, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat and vaporetto stop: Santa Maria del Giglio.
9 The St. Regis Venice (5 stars) Following several years of renovation, this Westin property has been turned into a new hotel, The St. Regis Venice. Arrival and departure: Water taxi, Alilaguna Blue Line airport boat, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat stop: San Marco Giardinetti.
10 Bauer Palazzo Hotel (5 stars)
You'll find plenty of amenities and services, including restaurants, bars, and a guests-only "Seventh Heaven" breakfast room on the 7th floor where you can sit on an outdoor terrace in good weather. The hotel also has a spa and fitness center, with a personal trainer on duty five days a week. Chances are, you'll arrive by water taxi, but the hotel is easy to reach (with no bridges to cross) from Alilaguna's Blue Line airport-boat stop near the Piazza San Marco. Arrival and departure: Water taxi, Alilaguna Blue Line airport boat, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat stop: San Marco Giardinetti.
11 Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal (4 stars)
In the large photo above, the Monaco & Grand Canal is the building at left with a canopied restaurant terrace. (If you stay here, you'll be able to have breakfast alongside the water in good weather.) Note: The hotel's land entrance is in the Calle Vallaresso, just beyond Harry's Bar. Arrival and departure: Alilaguna Blue Line airport boat, water taxi, or vaporetto. Nearest airport-boat stop: San Marco Giardinetti.
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The
Magic Rialto occupies a floor in the same building as the Hotel Marconi (see
above), and its entrance is right next to the hotel. Just look for the glass
door with a wrought-iron grille and a brass nameplate by the doorbell.
The
guesthouse has a simple, basic decor, and bathrooms are shared. Accommodations
include singles, doubles, twins, triples, and a two-bedroom apartment that
sleeps five.
The
Locanda Sturion is a "residenza d'epoca," a term
for hotels and guesthouses in structures of historic importance. Its building
has housed an inn, on and off, since the 13th Century.
This
upmarket guesthouse has only six rooms, which overlook the Grand Canal or the
entrance garden. (There's also a double room with a private terrace.) If that
isn't enough, you can step out onto Ca' Angeli's private water landing to watch
the passing boat traffic or find something to read in the small lounge-library
that faces the Canal Grande.
The Palazzo Barbarigo
is a four-star boutique hotel in the 16th Century palace of the same name. It
has 18 rooms and suites, all decorated in Art Deco style, with views of either
the Grand Canal or the Rio San Polo, a canal that runs alongside the hotel
(inset at left).
The
hotel's public rooms include a stylish bar and a comfortable lounge. A water
entrance opens onto the Grand Canal, where you can arrive by water taxi. Another
option, if you don't have too much luggage, is to take the often-crowded No. 1
vaporetto to San Tomà and walk from there
The
Palazzo Stern is a wonderful choice if you're arriving or departing from Venice
Marco Polo Airport, because the Alilaguna Linea Arancio airport boat stops at
Ca' Rezzonico, right next to the hotel. Step off the boat, bear left, and you'll
be at the hotel entrance before you can say "That was quick."
The
hotel itself is pretty tempting: It's in a Venetian Gothic palazzo with a
terrace that lies directly on the Grand Canal. (From spring through fall, the
terrace is an alfresco breakfast room and bar.)
The
Galleria is one of the least expensive places to stay on the Grand Canal. Five of its
nine rooms face the canal, while the other four have views of the
Accademia Bridge, which is practically next door. (You'll cross the Accademia
Bridge when you walk to the Piazza San Marco.)
This
outstanding luxury hotel (located just to the right of the Salute Church in the
photo above) is ideal if you're looking for a place to stay amid the palazzi of
the eastern Dorsoduro district, near the point where the Grand Canal feeds into
St. Mark's Basin. The hotel is close to several major art museums (including the
Peggy Guggenheim Collection) and just one small bridge away from the
The
neo-Gothic 19th Century palazzo has 50 rooms and suites that range from 20
square meters to a massive 150 m² in size. All have views of either the Grand
Canal or the hotel's quiet and attractive courtyard. The hotel's other amenities
include a bar and restaurant, with outdoor tables on a deck facing the Grand
Canal during the summer months, plus a small gym under the palazzo's roofbeams.
For
location, the Hotel Rialto is an appealing choice: It's at the foot of the
Rialto Bridge and close to the Rialto waterbus platforms, which are served by
public vaporetti and airport
boats of Alilaguna's Linea Arancio (lower inset photo). The Piazza San Marco is
easy to reach on foot from the hotel.
The
Hotel Rialto offers a variety of well-equipped rooms (some overlooking the Grand
Canal), plus the option of an "executive apartment" in a separate location
nearby.
The Palazzo Bembo on the Grand Canal is an upscale
bed-and-breakfast on the top floor of a 15th Century
Spain's
NH group operates this 59-room hotel next to the Sant'Angelo vaporetto stop,
which is also used by airport boats of Alilaguna's Linea Arancio. (It's the
dark terra-cotta building in the photo above.)
This
property is neither a hotel nor a B&B, but something in
between. It has 20 air-conditioned rooms, all with private bathrooms and a
simple but modern decor. It's located in an historic palace that is the
headquarters of a cultural foundation. (The Foresteria's entrance is off the
palazzo's courtyard, on your right as you enter from the street.)
The
Foresteria Levi is close to the Campo San Stefano (one of Venice's largest and
liveliest squares) and the Accademia Bridge. You can walk to it fairly easily
from the Santa Maria del Giglio vaporetto stop, which is used by Alilaguna's
Linea Arancio airport boats, if you have a decent map and aren't traveling with
too much luggage. If you're willing to splurge on a water taxi, getting to the
Foresteria is even easier.
This
small boutique hotel has an incredibly convenient location: It overlooks the
Grand Canal from the top floor of a palazzo, and the entrance is just down the
street from the Santa Maria del Giglio vaporetto stop (which is also used by
airport boats of Alilaguna's Linea Arancio). From the hotel, it's an easy walk
to the Piazza San Marco, the Doge's Palace, the Rialto Bridge, and Venice's most
upscale shops.
The
Gritti Palace is one of Venice's top luxury hotels, and it's by far the most
prestigious hotel on the Grand Canal. It occupies the whole of a 15th Palazzo
and offers a plethora of rooms, suites, and services--including a fine-dining
restaurant, a waterside terrace, an elegant bar, a spa, and a
24-hour gym.
The
Bauer Venezia has two connected properties: The five-star Hotel Bauer (1930s-era
white building above) and the even more luxurious Bauer Palazzo, in an historic
palace that's directly on the Grand Canal. Accommodations in both buildings are
deluxe, as you'd expect, with rooms that range from well-appointed doubles and
twins to a Royal Suite (billed as "the favorite choice of VIPs and royal
families").
This
long-established hotel is extremely close to the Piazza San Marco. It's also
just a minute or two away from the San Marco Giardinetti vaporetto station,
which is used by Alilaguna Linea Blu water buses from Venice Marco Polo Airport. 
