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Hotel La Calcina vs Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice

Pensione La Calcina and Belmond Hotel Cipriani are both highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Belmond Hotel Cipriani scores significantly better than Pensione La Calcina. Belmond Hotel Cipriani comes in at #1 in Venice with accolades from 16 reviews such as Frommer's, Travel + Leisure and Concierge.

Hotel La Calcina
Hotel La Calcina
8 / 10
Dorsoduro 780, 30123 Venice
From $107 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Frommer's Frommer's
"This hotel on the sunny Zattere in the southern Dorsoduro has remained a quasi-sacred preference for writers, artists, and assorted bohemians." Full review
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Do your best to avoid the side rooms that overlook a very narrow canal.
Concierge Concierge
"All told, this has become one of the best-value places in its category."
Fodor's Fodor's
"The hotel has been host to an array of notables, including art critic John Ruskin, who may have been attracted to the reasonable prices." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Everything is perfect here, starting from the waterside terrace, the pleasant breakfast room, the pretty rooms and the exquisite service."
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Book well in advance for this marvellous guesthouse as it is very popular.
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Charismatic three-star hotel in the house where Ruskin wrote much of The Stones of Venice."
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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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But be sure to book far in advance: These mini-palazzi are popular with visiting sheiks and their security staff.
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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