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Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice vs Pensione Accademia - Villa Maravege

Pensione Accademia - Villa Maravege and Belmond Hotel Cipriani are both praised by writers. On balance, Belmond Hotel Cipriani is preferred by most reviewers compared to Pensione Accademia - Villa Maravege. Belmond Hotel Cipriani ranks #1 in Venice with recommendations from 16 reviewers such as Time Out, Hideaway Report and Condé Nast Traveler.

Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice
Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice
9 / 10
Giudecca 10, 30133 Venice
From $922 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
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Frommer's 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 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 Insight Guides
"The most glamorous of Venetian hotels."
Travel + Leisure 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 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."
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Pensione Accademia - Villa Maravege
Pensione Accademia - Villa Maravege
8 / 10
Dorsoduro 1058, 30123 Venice
From $138 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"You'll have to reserve far in advance to get any room here, let alone one overlooking the breakfast garden, which is snuggled into the confluence of two canals." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"This pretty, secluded 17th-century palazzo, set in a quiet area of Dorsoduro just off the Grand Canal, has two wonderfully lush gardens—perfect for relaxing on warm afternoons before dinner."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Gothic-style "villa" where accommodations are charmingly decorated with a connoisseur's eye." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"After traversing the pretty garden, where an excellent buffet breakfast can be enjoyed, it’s the courtesy of the staff that is memorable."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Once the Russian embassy, this three-star seventeenth-century villa has a devoted following, not least on account of its garden."
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