Sina Centurion PalacevsViolino d'Oro Venezia
Both properties are rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, SINA Centurion Palace scores significantly higher than Hotel Violino d'Oro. SINA Centurion Palace ranks #23 in Venice with praise from 6 reviewers including Forbes Travel Guide, The Telegraph and Star Service.
Sina Centurion Palace
Tablet
Travel + Leisure
Star Service
Forbes Travel Guide
The Telegraph
Independent Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Dorsoduro 173, 30123 Venice
From $186/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Tablet19.0
"Behind the postcard-perfect Venetian-Gothic exterior of this former convent is something else entirely: a thoroughly modern luxury boutique hotel." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Each of the 50 rooms in the 19th-century monastery turned merchant’s residence—located on one of the best spots on the Grand Canal—forsakes traditional grandeur for a design-forward sensibility." Full review
Star Service "In a prime position beside the Santa Maria Della Salute Church, across the Grand Canal from the Gritti Palace, this big-budget contemporary showplace is the homegrown SINA chain's Venetian flagship." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"A hotel with a clean, contemporary touch that blends simplicity with luxury. " Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Gothic outside, contemporary inside, the five-star 50-room Centurion Palace looks across the Grand Canal towards San Marco from the quieter, artsy Dorsoduro district." Full review
Independent "Centurion Palace is Italian-owned, modestly-roomed (there are just 50 in the vast property) and really rather lovely; the bar and restaurant both have seating cantilevered over the Grand Canal."
Venice hotels: 5-star luxury, budget stays and canal views
December 14, 2021
Travel + Leisure "You'll want this ultra-modern grande dame of claret and brown walls, contemporary art, and blingy bathrooms papered with real gold leaf."
Venice Travel Guide
July 6, 2021
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Ask the friendly staff to set up breakfast or dinner on the terraces cantilevered over the Grand Canal.
Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
"Set at the mouth of the Grand Canal, with the lagoon on one side and narrow alleyways on the other...each room is different, but elaborately patterned wallpaper or upholstery abounds" Full review
Violino d'Oro Venezia Star Service
Oyster
Frommer's
Fodor's
Afar Magazine Michelin Guide
San Marco, 2091, Campiello Barozzi, 30124 Venice
From $112/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Star Service "Regular updating keeps this petite canal-side option in good shape, with the majority of the recent work concentrating on the breakfast room, bedding and flat-screen TVs." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"The Hotel Violino d'Orois a pretty typical mid-range Venice hotel complete with the classical Venetian interiors and canal-side setting." Full review
Frommer's "The relatively spacious rooms in this handsome 18th-century building have been traditionally adorned in a neoclassical Venetian style...most rooms also overlook the romantic San Moisè canal" Full review
Fodor's "Hoteliers Sara and Elena Maestrelli partnered with solely Italian designers on every aspect of their 17th-century palazzo-turned-hotel, from ceramics to window frames to wall paintings,..." Full review
Afar Magazine "Violino d’Oro is the first Venice outpost for Tuscan luxury brand Collezione Em, the family-owned five-star hospitality group with the beach hideaway Villa Roma Imperiale in Forte dei..."
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The touristy side of Venice is much commented on, but it’s long forgotten once you’re over the threshold of the Violino d’Oro, a family-owned and -operated boutique hotel mere minutes..." Full review
