Hotel Gritti Palace 5st L. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Review

Best Hotel I've ever been to. Period. Coffee as the sun shone glistening off the Grand Canal. Perfect. As its an Aqua Di Parma spa, it's also the best smelling hotel I've ever stayed at...

The rooms are lovely and I recommend the afternoon tea which is really nice!

If you re in Venice , why not stay in the palace? Unique and truly luxurious experience. Great comfortable hotel, fantastic service, delicious food. And, did I mention the scenic location?

Very upscale hotel, the staff were very helpful, and the rooms were luxurious! Woukd definently recommend to travellers as it's right by a water bus stop (maybe 2 min. walk outside the hotel)

Unbelievable. Old style hospitality. Fantastic staff. Beautiful rooms. Right on the Grand Canal with private dock... Big deal in Venice.

The best of the best you can just have a drink and enjoy the place super

Excellent location at Grand Canal (accessible by water taxi). Luxurious rooms. Breakfast buffet was not the best I had in Italy - nothing special in regards to fruit, cheese, or cold cuts - so it was clearly overpriced, but maybe that's just Venice.

Excellent hotel with great hospitality. Staff here are really professional. My husband took room here for my birthday, trip to Venezia. I'm very happy with the amazing flower gift I revived on my birthday from this hotel. Grazie mille !!

Shameful state of some gondolieri in total state of drunkenness ... they promised us in the purchase a gondola for two people and a singer, I threatened that we would go wrong if we discussed ... in order we raised four people and 100 meters a singer for my daughter that I give you hopeful gift we raise..LAMENTABLE .. we will claim it.

Excellent service ! Incomparable Mr. Angelo's courtesy and good treatment! on the terrace of the restaurant !! My congratulations to him!
Count of Chimalistac.

Truly a 5 star should have Beppe Grillo as a masseur ...

The hotel does not deserve the highly overpriced value, the inconvenience, the services do not fit five stars, everyone looks forward to taps, I would not recommend it at all

The HISTORY of ..... The GRITTI PALACE, Venice. FRIENDSHIP and good FLAVOR always endures in TIME Thank you marcel

Absolutely spectacular! Breathtaking views on the grand canal while enjoying delicious breakfast and cocktails in the evening was amazing!

Quality must see when in Venice do it in style arrive by watertaxi

Great place for fancy, canal side dining. I enjoyed the cheese platter. Service was fantastic.

Beautiful and full if history. So many famous people have stayed here. Perfect location!

Excellent terrace on the Grand Canal and facing the Cathedral of Salve.
High price (of a palace) but worth the trip.

What can one say about the Gritti Palace expect purification.

The staff was friendly, the food was incredible and the view is one of a kind! Can't recommend enough.

Great location, service, beautiful and romantic place.

Beautiful decor with an amazing view from the bar/restaurant. Classy and clean. SPG chain.

Traditional Venetian classic hotel. The room is a mini-museum itself. Quality of ervices are at what you can expect for 2k Euro a night hotel. Outstanding breakfast that sits right by the canal. Just classic every way you look at it. I'd highly recommend it.

Walked inside to see if I could use the bathroom and they refused. I told them I was part of an event at the hotel and they still said no.

It was very beautiful before, even more so now after the renovation. The destination number 1 in Venice

Nice room and view but not as good as the other hotels in same class.

To the unsuspecting..............expecting to pay circa 250euros for an awesome venue and food................the location is amazing but beware of the fish if the day it will bite you !!!! advertised at 25 euros we were told it was a sea bass and too big for one portion so my wife and I had the whole fish. When it came to paying we were shocked to find that we had been charged 150 euros for the pleasure. I don t normally write reviews but feel, with hindsight, we should have been told about the cost. I would use the analogy emporers new clothes about the Gritti palace - the food really was quite average and service efficient but a bit starched. The total bill with a cheap bottle of wine cane to 350 euros. We won t be going back. Notwithstanding it was a memorable evening !!!

We went to eat last night and we were treated like royalty! Not to mention the dishes ... exceptional! Congratulations to chef Matteo who knows how to give that extra touch that makes them unique. The palace then, with its view ... and its halls .. without words! Definitely an experience to be repeated.

Wonderful stay here! Lovely room. Beautiful views. Great attention to detail and service. Highly recommend.

Great place to stay, in the heart of the city, the service was above and beyond what I expected.

A historic residence which went through a remarkable restoration to it's former glory, I am so happy we chose to stay at the Gritti Palace as it was the perfect place to start our Venice experience! As soon as you enter the quaint lobby to check in you know you are staying somewhere special! Waking up looking out to the canal and seeing the gondoliers starting their day was magical. We enjoyed both breakfast and early evening aperitifs on their beautiful floating canalside restaurant and it was so fun to people watch.

Our suite was just spectacular, with particular mention to the stunning marble bathroom! So many pieces of art and history on the walls in the suite and throughout the hotel. The staff were extremely personable and welcoming. It's all in the little details and everything about this hotel was outstanding! It was so convenient taking a private boat transfer from the hotel pier to the cruise terminal.

They know how to make you feel like royalty at this hotel and even if it's out of your usual budget, it's well worth the splurge for a special occasion! This hotel will always have a special place in my heart!

The interiors are really nice, stuff is polite, but whisky sour could really be a bit tastier for 23 Euros. I had more than enough alcohol, but tasted like a cheap drink in a semi-professional bar.

Great place for an expensive drink. View is exceptional.

One of the best hotels my family and I stayed at! Very friendly staff and fantastic rooms! Nothing to criticize

We didn't stay at this hotel, but saw the lobby and ate at the hotel. From what we saw, it was a beautiful hotel.

Not so sure what all the fuss is about. It s a lovely hotel but it s not flawless & for the prices they charge I was expecting more - although I understand that Venice is expensive. Rooms are small & some are very dark. First room they put us in had a very noisy air con unit outside. Asked to be moved - which we were, but no offer of a bottle or glass of something as an apology for the inconvenience. We would ve appreciated a gesture of a glass of bubbly. Breakfast was good, and the location is very good. Staff were pleasant but service was quite impersonal. I d probably give 3.5 stars if I could do so.

The service is fantastic! Both in the Riva Lounge and in the restaurant The Bellini cocktail is a good ten and dinner was unforgettable. Thank you for this wonderful evening!

SINGLE PLACE EVERY TIME THEY WERE AMAZED BY THE MAGIC OF THIS PLACE .. THAT SAYS UNIQUE .. THE DESSERTS ARE THAT TOUCH MORE THAN ELEGANCE ..

Iconic hotel with all the bells and whistles you d expect. Best breakfast in Venice. Cool bar with a great range of grappa, not cheap though, but there are genuine Pietro Longhi paintings hung on the plush walls albeit darkened by age.

Beautiful hotel, great cocktail, below average afternoon tea, rude and arrogant reception/concierge. When i wanted to give feedback to the reception, They were shocked and annoyed that i have "feedback". In a very rude manner and agressive tone, he challenged me "You want to complaint?! Is that what you want??" 5 star property with 1 star service. Worst service experience in my life.

Great location on the Grand Canal. Great view of the Canal and Santa Maria Basilica. The fact that the restaurant and bar have outdoor seating right on the Grand Canal is a great bonus. I don't think most hotels on the canal offer that, but I'm not sure. Tremendous, first class service from everyone from the "front desk" staff, to the concierges, to the restaurant staff. All as good as it gets. The Gritti doesn't actually have a Front Desk. It's a little better than that. You'll actually sit at a desk when you check in. That's a nice touch that seems to becoming a trend at the best hotels. "Front desk" staff, concierges, and restaurant staff all speak very good English. Apparently the hotel was renovated and reopened in Feb., 2013, so this was great timing for me (I visited in October, 2013). My room was on the top floor facing the Grand Canal, which was amazing. Honestly, it was kind of hard for me to leave the room because the gondola and Canal watching was so interesting from morning to night. My room wasn't huge, but the bathroom was actually very large. It had a separate tub and shower, which is hard to find in Europe. Very comfortable bed, very clean (with great daily service), and lots of light/lamps (sometimes hard to find in Europe). This hotel is well-catered to Americans, and it has everything that we expect. Not to sound snobbish, but if you're American and have travelled much around the world, you know what I mean. I.E. the shower heads are higher than five-feet, there are plenty of outlets in the rooms, and the breakfast buffet is much more "American" than Nutella and Muesli, to name a few things. I don't know if my other reviews of other hotels are viewable, but I have stayed at very nice places around the world, and I would put the Hotel Gritti Palace right near the top of the list of the best. It is not cheap (nothing is cheap in Venice), but the experience is worth the price. Highly recommend.

I really can't understand why this place is rated so highly. The rooms are very small (and I've lived and traveled in all the cities where this is the case but it's worse here). On top of that, the decor is hideous. I understand you want to include some Venetian touches but compared to other hotels in other cities where they do a great job of maintaining the local touch but update them to be tasteful (e.g. St Regis in Firenze), the Gritti Palace is some way behind. Our room had wall paintings because they were original and glass wall lights with murano glass, both of which made the room old-fashioned and ugly.
On top of that, the service is nothing more than OK and the hotel food is, just like most of the food we had in Venice, terrible.

The Gritti Palace Hotel is one of the most luxurious in Venice. It is located in the San Marco district, on the edge of the Grand Canal, in Santa Maria del Giglio street. A vapporetto pier is right next to the palace. Gondolas are also available nearby. From the hotel's balconies, one can admire the Santa Maria della Salute basilica located opposite, on the opposite bank of the Grand Canal. If you can afford it, it's certainly one of the best hotels in Venice.

A must.
Baroque and romantic decoration

A luxury house of special class right on the Grand Canal. The terrace is probably one of the most interesting and tranquil corners right on the water. Ideal to relax for an hour with a cool drink. But beware: very expensive! Here the drink starts at about 15.-Euro. Small but nice. Only a little over 30 rooms. The night (about 1,000.- per night) but so expensive, you come to think about it.

In the old style. Super friendly. Stylish. ELEGANT. CAREFULLY. The bar, the premises, the terrace and the view are awesome. Right on the Grande Canal!

Excellent hotel and restaurant. The service is very good and attentive. We liked the food a lot. It has a terrace with views of the Grand Canal.

Loved every minute of our stay here. Best vegan spaghetti dish I have ever had (if you like truffles).

Had an awesome lunch with my son there on two occasions and the staff were delighted full helpful friendly and attentive would definitely go there again and yes highly recommend the views are beautiful across the Grand Canal , we felt we had made friend's there loved it.

Excellent hotel in Venice. Great service and good recommendations on the places to go and visit.

Stunning spot for lunch with an unbeatable view - but expect to pay around 100 for lunch for two. Highly recommend dropping in - even if just for a drink. The Dogaressa cocktail is delicious!

On Google it appears OPEN, when I arrived and asked for a table, they said it was closed and removed the menu from the entrance! Rude!

Elegant and luxurious. Excellent service. Phenomenal food. Perfect view. Very expensive.

Beautiful property. Old world charm with modern amenities. Beautiful canal views. Wonderful service.

Beautiful, great staff and excellent location. We stayed here for our anniversary and it was so perfect. The staff really made it special and we got to live our dream of dining canalside.

A legendary address in distress..
The view from the terrace remains one of the most romantic you can get in Venice. But you can t solely rely on it and since the hotel renovation the quality in all areas is down. Of course you shall expect an uncompromising price list to enjoy this view and have a taste of the legend but you can also expect excellent service and decent food. I guess in Venice it becomes every year harder and harder to avoid tourist traps and the Gritti used to be a sanctuary...
Go before sunset to have a drink and stay for dinner only if you re lazy and super hungry.

I tried Riva coffee place which has a view directly on the grand canal... you feel like having a great coffee on the most beautiful yacht...

Super classy and lovely. Annoying how keys are handled though