Sutrelia / Destinations / Venice
Italy · Veneto · Northern Italy
No cars, no roads that aren't water -- a private launch from the airport is still the most romantic arrival in Europe, palace hotels included.
When to go
April-June and September-October are ideal; the Film Festival is early September and Carnival is February. High summer is hot and crowded; acqua alta flooding can occur November to March.
Getting there
Venice Marco Polo airport, then a private water taxi directly to your hotel -- around 30 minutes across the lagoon, no cars involved.
What we arrange
Hotels and chalets, private transfers and helicopters, restaurant reservations, guides, events and everything in between — on one WhatsApp thread.
Where to stay
Every hotel here is one we know personally. Tell us your dates and we will come back with availability, the right room category and any partner benefits that apply.
A doge's former palace on the Grand Canal -- the Gritti Terrace is Venice's classic canal-side lunch, Hemingway's old haunt.
EnquireIts own island across the lagoon from San Marco, with Venice's largest pool and a private launch shuttling guests to and from the city.
EnquireA frescoed former Papal ambassador's residence on the Grand Canal, with just 24 rooms and a hidden garden courtyard.
EnquireWhere to eat
Grand Canal-side dining with the best table-side view in Venice, especially at sunset.
Insider tableDavide Bisetto's Michelin-starred kitchen on Giudecca -- refined Venetian cuisine looking back at San Marco.
1 Michelin starA ten-table seafood institution near Santa Maria Formosa -- book weeks ahead for the city's best plate of spaghetti alle vongole.
Insider tableThings to do
The canals without the day-tripper crowds -- arranged for sunrise or the golden hour before dinner.
A private guide through the Doge's Palace and Basilica before the public queues form.
A morning on the lagoon islands -- glassblowing on Murano, the technicolour houses of Burano.
Accredited screenings and Lido hospitality during the festival's first week of September.
Insider note
Arrive by water taxi, never by land -- it's the single detail that makes Venice feel the way it's supposed to feel, from the first minute.
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