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Violino d'Oro vs The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice

Both hotels are highly recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, The Gritti Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel scores significantly better than Hotel Violino d'Oro. The Gritti Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 94 with recommendations from 15 publications including Time Out, Fodor's and DK Eyewitness.

Violino d'Oro
Violino d'Oro
7 / 10
San Marco, 2091, Campiello Barozzi, 30124 Venice
From $112 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Star Service 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
Oyster Oyster
Mid-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 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
The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice
The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice
9 / 10
Campo Santa Maria del Giglio 2467, 30124 Venice
From $1,639 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"If you're going for luxury status and the classiest hotel on the Grand Canal, the Gritti has been it for decades." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"Built on the Grand Canal in 1525 for then-doge Andrea Gritti, this magnificent palazzo has lost none of its pomp and ceremony."
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"The 15th-century Gritti, decorated with Murano-glass chandeliers and 16th-century damask furnishings, is perhaps the most legendary Venetian hotel and has a price tag to match."
Fodor's Fodor's
"The Gritti Palace represents aristocratic Venetian living at its best, complete with hand-blown chandeliers, sumptuous textiles, and sweeping canal views." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
World's Best Hotels
"Starwood’s Luxury Collection pulled out all the stops to renovate Venice’s legendary hotel on the Grand Canal, with an estimated price tag of $55 million." Full review
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