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Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice vs Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort
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 Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice
Frommer's
Concierge
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
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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."
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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."
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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."
Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
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Fodor's
Jetsetter
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Jetsetter
"A historic five-star hotel on the golden sands of the Venice Lido, with breakfast and lovely extras."
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