Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido ResortvsSina Centurion Palace
SINA Centurion Palace and Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort are both rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, SINA Centurion Palace scores slightly higher than Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort. SINA Centurion Palace has a TripExpert Score of 82 with endorsements from 6 reviewers including Star Service, Oyster and Travel + Leisure.
Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort
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 Telegraph
8.0
"One of the classic luxury hotels of Venice; the Excelsior mixes grandeur with a touch of the exotic. " Full review
Sina Centurion Palace
Dorsoduro 173, 30123 Venice
From $186/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"From the editors of Condé Nast Traveler:
Few properties have a more enviable address: Right at the mouth of the Grand Canal, facing St. Mark's Square, the imposing..."
Travel + Leisure
"Each of the 50 rooms in the 19th-century monastery turned merchant’s residence—located on one of the best spots on the Grand Canal—forsakes traditional grandeur for a design-forward sensibility." Full review
Star Service
"In a prime position beside the Santa Maria Della Salute Church, across the Grand Canal from the Gritti Palace, this big-budget contemporary showplace is the homegrown SINA chain's Venetian flagship." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"A hotel with a clean, contemporary touch that blends simplicity with luxury. " Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Gothic outside, contemporary inside, the five-star 50-room Centurion Palace looks across the Grand Canal towards San Marco from the quieter, artsy Dorsoduro district." Full review
Independent
"Centurion Palace is Italian-owned, modestly-roomed (there are just 50 in the vast property) and really rather lovely; the bar and restaurant both have seating cantilevered over the Grand Canal."
Venice hotels: 5-star luxury, budget stays and canal views
December 14, 2021
Travel + Leisure
"You'll want this ultra-modern grande dame of claret and brown walls, contemporary art, and blingy bathrooms papered with real gold leaf."
Venice Travel Guide
July 6, 2021
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Ask the friendly staff to set up breakfast or dinner on the terraces cantilevered over the Grand Canal.
Michelin Guide
"Set at the mouth of the Grand Canal, with the lagoon on one side and narrow alleyways on the other...each room is different, but elaborately patterned wallpaper or upholstery abounds" Full review