Palazzo Venart Luxury Hotel
When you book Palazzo Venart Luxury Hotel in Venice, Italy, through our Virtuoso partnership, your stay includes daily full breakfast for up to two guests and a $100 USD food and beverage credit. You also receive a room upgrade, early check-in and late check-out when available. No premium credit card or membership needed: request a quote and our advisor books it at the same rate as booking direct.
Special Offer
+ Your Venetian Suite Journey: 15% off suite stays of 2+ nights + Venetian welcome aperitif + Subject to availability; may not apply in peak season or on bank holidays + Not combinable with other offers + Hotel closed Jan 7 to 19, 2027
Exclusive Booking Perks
These perks are included with your stay at the same rate as booking direct with the hotel.
- Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
- Daily Full breakfast for up to two guests per bedroom, served in the restaurant
- $100 USD equivalent Food & Beverage credit to be utilized during stay (not combinable, not valid on room rate, no cash value if not redeemed in full)
- Bookings in our Suites will receive complimentary return boat transfer to Murano's glass factory, where they may enjoy Venetian artisans making beautiful glass creations
- Early check-in / Late check-out, subject to availability
Guest feedback
9.7/10 from 222 guest reviews
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Guests liked
- Exceptional service from staff
- Beautiful location and ambiance
Points to consider
- Limited breakfast options
Location
Palazzo Venart occupies a restored 16th-century residence along the Grand Canal in Santa Croce, one of Venice's quieter sestieri, where narrow calli open onto sudden glimpses of water and the rhythms feel less harried than around San Marco. The property sits behind a gate that shields guests from the foot traffic threading toward the Rialto, offering a rare sense of enclosure in a city built on exposure.
Santa Croce bridges the space between the train station and the commercial heart of the Rialto, a neighbourhood of workshops, neighborhood bars, and residential courtyards that still hold traces of the Republic's mercantile past. The Rialto Market lies a ten-minute walk east, where fishmongers arrange their catch on marble slabs at dawn and vegetable vendors shout prices in Venetian dialect. Across the Grand Canal, the Gothic arcades of Ca' d'Oro rise above the water, while to the west the Chiesa di San Giacomo dell'Orio presides over a leafy campo frequented more by locals than tour groups.
Venice Marco Polo Airport sits seven kilometres across the lagoon, reachable by water taxi in roughly half an hour or by road shuttle via the causeway. Treviso Airport, 25 kilometres northwest, offers an alternative for European connections.
Glam Enrico Bartolini, the property's two-Michelin-starred restaurant, serves contemporary Italian cuisine that honours Venetian tradition without being constrained by it. Expect dishes like risotto alle seppie reimagined with squid ink emulsion, or lagoon eel prepared with precision that elevates a once-humble ingredient. Reservations are essential. A short walk away, the Rialto Market opens early for those interested in watching the city's restaurant kitchens source their daily provisions. The fish stalls close by midday, so arrive before ten if you want to see branzino and scampi still glistening from the Adriatic.
Venice's UNESCO-listed historic centre unfolds within walking distance, a labyrinth of Byzantine and Gothic architecture spanning the city's 126 islands. The Frari church, five minutes south, holds Titian's Assumption and a quiet cloister rarely crowded. For dining beyond the property, Antica Osteria Cera in Lughetto, about 17 kilometres inland, has earned two Michelin stars for seafood-forward modern cuisine that draws regulars willing to leave the lagoon behind. Book a table if you're spending more than a few days and want to see how Veneto's fishing tradition translates beyond the city's canals.
Winter, from December through February, brings highs around seven to nine degrees and damp cold that seeps through stone facades. Fog rolls in from the lagoon, muting colours and turning the city spectral. Acqua alta floods low-lying streets during high tides, but the atmosphere gains an eerie, cinematic quality that photographers prize.
Spring and autumn frame the most balanced months: April through June and September through October offer temperatures between 16 and 24 degrees, longer daylight, and fewer crowds than summer. October can be wet, with frequent rain showers, but the soft light on wet pavement and the thinning tourist numbers make it worth the umbrella.
July and August push past 27 degrees, and the narrow calli trap heat while cruise ships unload thousands daily. The lagoon sparkles, but the streets feel overwhelmed. If summer is unavoidable, stay close to the water and dine late when the worst of the heat has lifted.
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