San Clemente Palace Kempinski VenicevsHotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort
San Clemente Palace Kempinski and Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort are both recommended by professional travelers. Overall, San Clemente Palace Kempinski is the choice of most writers compared to Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort. San Clemente Palace Kempinski comes in at #12 in Venice with endorsements from 11 reviewers like Star Service, Oyster and Forbes Travel Guide.
San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venice
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Gayot
Star Service
Oyster
The Telegraph
Forbes Travel Guide
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Isola di San Clemente 1, 30124 Venice
From $437/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Lonely Planet "Mad for luxury? Check into this rose-coloured high-end hotel and former madhouse." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Former monastery dating to the 1700's on the private, 16-acre San Clemente Island, with spacious rooms and amenities including a pool, tennis, a 3-hole golf course, and a spa." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A special haven well away from the bustle of Venice, the luxury San Clemente has its own island, complete with vast gardens, swimming pool and conference and fitness centre."
Time Out "Over time, the island of San Clemente has hosted a hospice for pilgrims, a powder store, an ecclesiastical prison for unruly priests and, more recently, a mental hospital." Full review
Gayot "Dating back to 1131, this private-island property is surrounded by open-air courtyards, a swimming pool, tennis court, golf course and park."
Star Service "Situated on a private island, a 15-minute shuttle-boat ride from St. Mark's Square, this full-scale luxury hotel is, like the JW Marriott Resort & Spa, a rarity in Venice." Full review
OysterLuxury
"San Clemente Palace Kempinski is a five-pearl luxury hotel on the historic island of San Clemente, which includes a 12th-century church and pretty gardens." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The tree-filled island of San Clemente in Venice’s southern lagoon originally housed a pilgrims’ hospice in the 11th century." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"Secluded on a 15-acre private island offering respite away from the hustle and bustle of Venice proper, San Clemente Palace Kempinski is a luxury lover’s dream." Full review
Hideaway Report95.0
"Exceptional hotel, set in a building that formerly housed a community of monks, located on a 17-acre private island in the Venetian Lagoon." Full review
Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort
Frommer's Travel + Leisure DK Eyewitness
Fodor's
Jetsetter The Telegraph
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." Full review
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." Full review
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." Full review
Jetsetter "A historic five-star hotel on the golden sands of the Venice Lido, with breakfast and lovely extras." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"One of the classic luxury hotels of Venice; the Excelsior mixes grandeur with a touch of the exotic. " Full review
