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Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido ResortvsHotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice
Belmond Hotel Cipriani and Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort are both highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Belmond Hotel Cipriani scores significantly higher than Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort. Belmond Hotel Cipriani comes in at 93 with endorsements from 16 reviewers such as Frommer's, Travel + Leisure and Afar Magazine.
Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Fodor's
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
Lungomare Marconi, 41, 30126 Lido di Venezia
From $325/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's "The Excelsior is the first place most celebs phone for film festival or Biennale accommodations." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The 178-room Hotel Excelsior, on the Venetian island of Lido, first opened in 1908, and has remained one of Italy’s top-notch luxury hotels for more than a century." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Luxury and flamboyance are combined at this superb historic beachfront hotel, where the cabanas are styled like Arab tents."
Fodor's "No longer a haunt of the noble and famous of the dolce vita days... the hotel nonetheless offers the same panache, luxury, and space as ever." Full review
Jetsetter "A historic five-star hotel on the golden sands of the Venice Lido, with breakfast and lovely extras." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"One of the classic luxury hotels of Venice; the Excelsior mixes grandeur with a touch of the exotic. " Full review
Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice Frommer's
Concierge
Insight Guides Travel + Leisure DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Gayot Fodor's
Star Service
Afar Magazine Show All Reviews
Giudecca 10, 30133 Venice
From $922/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Frommer's "Long regarded as Venice's top hotel, the Cipriani is a gorgeously elegant inn set into a string of Renaissance-era buildings on 1.2 hectares (3 acres) at the tip of Giudecca." Full review
Concierge "Cloistered among sweeping, verdant grounds on the island of Giudecca, across the Grand Canal from Piazza San Marco, the Cipriani is a luxurious world unto itself."
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Insight Guides "The most glamorous of Venetian hotels."
Travel + Leisure "Giuseppe Cipriani’s legendary 1950’s getaway—silk lampshades and all-marble bathrooms—flanked by two 15th-century palazzos." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Set in luxurious gardens occupying the eastern tip of one of the the Lagoon Islands, the Cipriani has been one of the world’s great hotels since it opened in 1963."
Time Out "Set amidst verdant gardens, the Cipriani has great facilities as well as a private harbour for your yacht and a good chance of rubbing shoulders with a film star." Full review
Gayot "The Hotel Cipriani is home to Casanova Spa, highlighted by a space age room dedicated to the SeaCreation treatment, which utilizes seashells and sea-inspired products."
Fodor's "Excellent service, elegant, peaceful rooms that blend historic and contemporary styles, some with spectacular views of the lagoon, and a heated salt-water swimming pool." Full review
Star Service "This Venetian icon has been busy implementing changes over the past few years, though it still exudes its luxury mystique." Full review
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Guests in search of a home-away-from-home on their vacation can request one of the attractive apartments, which blend modern and antique appointments and have kitchenettes and private terraces overlooking the pool.
Afar Magazine "Secreted away on Giudecca Island is the glamorous, lagoon-facing Belmond Hotel Cipriani." Full review
