Italy: Hotel Cipriani, Venice
An Island Retreat Five Minutes From St. Mark's Square
Founded in 1958 by Giuseppe Cipriani, the man behind Harry's Bar and the Bellini cocktail, Hotel Cipriani sits amid gardens and vineyards on Giudecca Island, reached from St. Mark's Square by a five-minute ride on the hotel's own private launch. It holds a special place in Belmond's history as the company's very first hotel. The 94 rooms and suites are finished in Murano glass, antique mirrors, and fabrics by Fortuny and Rubelli, and the adjoining Palazzo Vendramin, a 15th-century aristocratic residence, adds 16 rooms and suites with private butler service.
A measurement mix-up between feet and meters during construction left Cipriani with the largest outdoor swimming pool in central Venice, a heated, Olympic-sized pool filled with filtered seawater. Dining runs from the wooden terrace of Cip's Club, facing the Doge's Palace, to the Michelin-starred Oro Restaurant, and the thalassotherapy spa offers three pools and signature treatments like the twin-cabin Casanova Garden Ritual.
Life at Hotel Cipriani
94 rooms and suites, plus 16 more with butler service in the Palazzo Vendramin
The largest outdoor swimming pool in central Venice, heated and filled with filtered seawater
Cip's Club, with terrace views facing the Doge's Palace
Oro Restaurant, the hotel's Michelin-starred dining room
A thalassotherapy spa with three pools
A private launch connecting the island to St. Mark's Square in five minutes
Why Hotel Cipriani, Why Venice
Belmond's very first hotel, with a history dating to 1958
A private island setting minutes from St. Mark's Square by boat
The city's largest outdoor pool, a rarity in central Venice
A guest history running from Sophia Loren to Yves Saint Laurent
Ideal For: Couples and travelers wanting a private island escape minutes from St. Mark's Square, pool lovers seeking Venice's largest outdoor pool, and food-focused guests chasing Michelin-starred Oro Restaurant.
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