San Clemente Palace Kempinski VenicevsBaglioni Hotel Luna
Both hotels are highly recommended by professionals. Overall, Baglioni Hotel Luna ranks slightly higher than San Clemente Palace Kempinski. Baglioni Hotel Luna comes in at 88 with accolades from 13 reviews such as Concierge, The Telegraph and DK Eyewitness.
San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venice Show All Reviews
Isola di San Clemente 1, 30124 Venice
From $437/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Lonely Planet
"Mad for luxury? Check into this rose-coloured high-end hotel and former madhouse." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Former monastery dating to the 1700's on the private, 16-acre San Clemente Island, with spacious rooms and amenities including a pool, tennis, a 3-hole golf course, and a spa." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A special haven well away from the bustle of Venice, the luxury San Clemente has its own island, complete with vast gardens, swimming pool and conference and fitness centre."
Time Out
"Over time, the island of San Clemente has hosted a hospice for pilgrims, a powder store, an ecclesiastical prison for unruly priests and, more recently, a mental hospital." Full review
Gayot
"Dating back to 1131, this private-island property is surrounded by open-air courtyards, a swimming pool, tennis court, golf course and park."
Star Service
"Situated on a private island, a 15-minute shuttle-boat ride from St. Mark's Square, this full-scale luxury hotel is, like the JW Marriott Resort & Spa, a rarity in Venice." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"San Clemente Palace Kempinski is a five-pearl luxury hotel on the historic island of San Clemente, which includes a 12th-century church and pretty gardens." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The tree-filled island of San Clemente in Venice’s southern lagoon originally housed a pilgrims’ hospice in the 11th century." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"Secluded on a 15-acre private island offering respite away from the hustle and bustle of Venice proper, San Clemente Palace Kempinski is a luxury lover’s dream." Full review
Hideaway Report
95.0
"Exceptional hotel, set in a building that formerly housed a community of monks, located on a 17-acre private island in the Venetian Lagoon." Full review
Baglioni Hotel Luna Show All Reviews
San Marco 1243, 30124 Venice
From $433/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Frommer's
"Just off Piazza San Marco on the street leading down to Harry's Bar, this luxury hotel may be Venice's oldest inn, converted into a hotel from a convent in the 1200s." Full review
Concierge
"The "location could not have been better—literally steps off the Piazza San Marco" at this hotel."
Insight Guides
"Countless refurbishments mean that it does not look its age, and as part of the Baglioni group it now has all modern extras to go with its traditional luxuries."
Travel + Leisure
"A 900- year-old palazzo—the oldest in Venice—located steps from the Piazza San Marco." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A recent addition to the Baglioni Hotels group, this sophisticated and surprisingly spacious hotel once hosted knights en route to the Holy Land."
Time Out
"In a 15th-century palazzo, this hotel has little remaining period decor, with the exception of the original frescoes and stucco decorations in the conference room." Full review
Star Service
"Amid Venice's most fashionable shops and prominent art galleries, 100 meters from St. Mark's Square and next door to the Hotel Monaco, this is Venice's oldest hotel, dating from the 11th century." Full review
Jetsetter
"Hand-painted frescoes, Murano glass chandeliers and objets d'art combine at this 12th-century Venetian palazzo." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
88.4
"A private canal makes for "a remarkable arrival and departure experience" at this hotel, the oldest in Venice and the closest to St. Mark’s Square." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Just steps away from St Mark’s Square and tastefully decorated in gorgeous Venetian colours and fabrics, expect lagoon luxury at prices that are a tad lower than other nearby five-stars." Full review