Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido ResortvsLondra Palace Venezia
Both Hotel Londra Palace and Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort are endorsed by those who travel for a living. Overall, Hotel Londra Palace ranks significantly higher than Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort. Hotel Londra Palace comes in at #5 in Venice with endorsements from 13 reviews like Concierge, Forbes Travel Guide and Fodor's.
Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Fodor's
The Telegraph
Fodor's
Forbes Travel Guide
Lungomare Marconi, 41, 30126 Lido di Venezia
From $325/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
"The Excelsior is the first place most celebs phone for film festival or Biennale accommodations." Full review
"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
"Luxury and flamboyance are combined at this superb historic beachfront hotel, where the cabanas are styled like Arab tents."
"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
8.0
"One of the classic luxury hotels of Venice; the Excelsior mixes grandeur with a touch of the exotic. " Full review
"Built in 1908, this grand hotel with Moorish decor has old-fashioned charm and loads of amenities—from a private beach with white cabanas and a seasonal bar and restaurant to a swimming..." Full review
Recommended
"Hotel Excelsior Venezia is pure cinematic glamour. Opened in 1908 on the Lido, a barrier island off of Venice, this Moorish-inspired luxury hotel boasts La Serenissima’s only beachfront..." Full review
Londra Palace Venezia
Frommer's
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Star Service
Star Service
Fodor's
Oyster
The Telegraph Show All Reviews
Riva Degli Schiavoni, 4171, 30122 Venice
From $327/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
"This 19th-century neo-Gothic palace is one of the best values on the prime real estate of the Riva degli Schiavoni." Full review
"Two 19th-century hotels combined in 1900, this Grand Canal property is a block from St. Mark's Square,."
"Historic palazzo with original 19th-century furnishings and unbeatable lagoon views, located minutes from the Piazza San Marco, at a nice price." Full review
"Elegance, excellent service and spacious rooms characterize this luxury hotel."
"Today, the Londra Palace is elegant but restrained, offering traditional-style rooms furnished with antiques and paintings." Full review
"At Ponte de la Pieta, fronting perhaps the busiest promenade in Europe, this hotel is prime tourist real estate." Full review
"This is an outstanding hotel that frames high-end contemporary finishes against an exquisite period backdrop." Full review
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Try to avoid the dark courtyard rooms, those near the noisy elevator, and those on the top floor that have sloping mansard roofs, impinging on the already scant space.
"The vista must have been pleasing to Tchaikovsky, who wrote his Fourth Symphony here in 1877. The staff is top-notch, as are the restaurant and the bar." Full review
Upscale
"A small and elegant four-pearl hotel that overlooks the Venetian Lagoon, just east of the San Zaccaria vaporetto stop and a five-minute walk from St. Mark's Square." Full review
8.0
"The Londra Palace is located on bustling Riva degli Schiavoni, close to St Mark's Square and with views that are the envy of other Venice hotels." Full review