The Restaurant at Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice

"Although by staying here you give up a central location and easy access to central Venice's sights, shops, and restaurants (it's a 10-min"

"For them, the Cipriani, with its restaurants, bars, tennis courts, spa, and Olympic-size saltwater pool, is its own destination"

"The terrace restaurant is renowned and the outdoor pool a bonus"

"All three restaurants are guided by executive chef Davide Bisetto"

"" Pasta, pastries, and croissants are made fresh daily at Fortuny Restaurant"

"The peach-hued 15th-century palazzo is styled with Murano glass chandeliers and Fortuny and Rubelli fabrics and has a Michelin-starred chef in house and several knockout restaurants all set on manicured grounds"

"On-site amenities are equally lavish including an elegant Michelin-star restaurant and an Olympic-size pool, plus there's a spa, sauna, steam room, small gym, red-clay tennis court, elegant gardens, and dining and drinking at pool- and lagoon-side restaurants and bars"

"It’s also an oasis of breezy elegance, with huge pool, manicured gardens, luxury spa, an Adam Tihany-designed fine-dining restaurant, and the kind of discreet professional service you’d expect in a hotel used to hosting VIPs"

"However, the focal point for foodies is the new restaurant, Oro, which has replaced the once acclaimed Fortuny Restaurant"

"The heart-stoppingly expensive Cipriani offers 95 luxurious rooms and suites – all with private balconies overlooking flower-filled gardens – along with Venice's best swimming pool and a Michelin-starred restaurant"