"This charming boutique hotel concealed behind a high gate near the Frari basilica is a true home from home." Full review

"Live the design-magazine dream in this garden villa brimming with historic charm and modern comforts." Full review

"This tranquil villa, formerly owned – briefly – by Alma Mahler, has been converted into an immensely stylish six-room hotel."

"All of the comfortable rooms blend classic and modern touches and overlook a serene garden which is a rare find in Venice." Full review

"Mother and son Alessandra Zambelli and Lorenzo Muner welcome guests to their stylish yet homely hotel." Full review

"Airy, individually decorated guest rooms face a large garden, an oasis of peace (especially in high season)." Full review

"With just six simple, stylish rooms tucked away behind the Frari church, furnishings are tasteful, and the peaceful garden dominates the landscape and grounds." Full review

"More country house than Venetian palazzo and boasts that Venetian rarity: a garden. Décor is comfortable-contemporary, with great beds and lovely views over the greenery." Full review

"It looks like a country villa, and its windows and doors open onto a lovely patch of exuberant greenery." Full review

"This hotel on the sunny Zattere in the southern Dorsoduro has remained a quasi-sacred preference for writers, artists, and assorted bohemians." Full review

"All told, this has become one of the best-value places in its category." Full review

"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

"Everything is perfect here, starting from the waterside terrace, the pleasant breakfast room, the pretty rooms and the exquisite service."

"Charismatic three-star hotel in the house where Ruskin wrote much of The Stones of Venice."

"With an air of civilised calm, La Calcina is one of the best value hotels in its category." Full review

"A very pleasant choice thanks to its excellent location on the Giudecca Canal and a light-filled interior."

"Simply yet tastefully decorated rooms; elegant common areas." Full review

"The hotel has belonged to the same family for three generations and they take pride in its heritage." Full review

"Breezy roof-garden breakfasts, canal-dock restaurant, and panoramas of Palladio's Redentore church across Giudecca Canal." Full review