Welcome to Palazzo Contarini della Porta di Ferro, in Venice. This ancient Palazzo dating back to the 14th century, is rich in history and legend, and is only a few steps from St. Mark's Square. It offers exclusive apartments and elegant suites, ideal for long stays, romantic weekends or even just one night in Venice. The Palazzo Contarini offers a refined concept in hospitality: attentive and personalised, guaranteeing an experience far removed from the usual tourist hustle and bustle of Venice. However, it is very much part of this city which boasts a history spanning more than a thousand years.

Recommended for : An exclusive place to spend your holiday in Venice

For over a century, this intimate, charming hotel has been quietly extending its very special brand of hospitality to guests from around the world. Recently renovated to the highest standards of luxury and comfort, it is now confidently poised to take its place alongside Venice's top properties. On the waterfront, literally only seconds away from Saint Mark's Square and the heart of the city, it enjoys one of Venice's most privileged locations and commands a truly unforgettable view of Saint Mark's Basin and the Island of San Giorgio.

Recommended for : A century of exclusive hospitality in the heart of Venice

Within the maze of typical Venetian lanes and squares of the most authentic Venice region, 5 minutes from the marvelous Riva degli Schiavoni, St. Mark's Square, and Ducal Palace, Ca' Valeri welcomes guests like a luxury residence or a boutique hotel within the warmth of an antique private home where an atmosphere of charm and comfort define an ambience of class. Ca' Valeri is the perfect place for those who wish to spend a romantic vacation, honeymoon, anniversary, or a special occasion in an authentic luxury b&b. Staying at Ca' Valieri is like being a guest in an exclusive private residence.

Recommended for : An authentic luxury bed and breakfast in Venice

The legend says that firsts "Baute", headgear used during the sinful Venetian carnival, went round in Barbaria in the mysterious fifteenth-century palace of nobles Muazzo, and this palace is the today's Ca' Bauta. Ca' Bauta is situated few steps far from Campo ss. Giovanni e Paolo, one of the most spectacular place of Venice, thanks to the Renaissance façade of Scuola Grande of S. Marco, to the important mass of the temple which keeps mortal remains of doges and patricians, to the equestrian monument dedicated to Colleoni, and few minutes far from Piazza S. Marco,

Recommended for : The Venetian charm in a Venetian historic palace

Ai Giardini Residence is the ideal choice for an unforgettable stay in Venice. Choose Ai Giardini Residence for your vacation, it is located in one of the only neighbourhoods which has kept the original characteristics of authentic Venetian life near the public gardens, home of the Biennale of Venice, and the woods of Sant'Elena. Castello is the ancient settlement of Greeks, Balkans and Dalmatians and its architecture displays the influence of Byzantine art and culture.

Recommended for : The charming atmosphere of the true Venice

Casa Verardo is an ancient noble Palace of the XVI-century, completely restored following the strict rules of the Venetian tradition. Located at only 200 meters far from Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's square is at a 3-minute-walk). Close to 'Ponte dei Sospiri' and San Zaccaria. Here the enchantment of the historic Venice is still intact. 3 floors (with lift), 2 'noble floors', wide walkable areas, Internet point, bar lounge, 2 panoramic terraces over Venice.

Recommended for : Elegance & tranquillity in the hearth of Venice

Suite Corte del Dose is located inside an ancient Venetian building, where Doge Venier used to live, right in the historical centre of the city, just a few minutes away from San Marco Square and the Rialto Bridge. You can enter the apartment through a wide ground floor hall with a pit made of Istrian stone and a water door. The perfect location of this apartment will make it particularly easy for you to reach all the most important cultural sites of Venice.

Recommended for : A romantic self-catered apartment in the heart of Venice

In a charming building in the old city centre of Venice, just fifteen minutes on foot to St. Mark's Square and right beside the Modern Art "Biennale" site and the "Arsenale", the "I Giardini" bed and breakfast is a little niche full of hospitality and all mod cons. The B&B is in the characteristic "Castello" area, near the end of Via Garibaldi, a well-known street which still maintains the features of the old Venice and, of course, you also have a lovely "view of the canal".

Recommended for : Visit to the center of Venice

The apartment "Arco del paradiso" is a residential flat furnished in typical Venetian style and ideally located, in the lively Salizzada San Lio, just three minutes walking from Rialto Bridge and St. Mark Square just three minutes walking from Rialto Bridge and St. Mark Square. The apartment, at the third floor and sunny, overlooks the lively Salizzada San Lio: there is a very beautiful view.

Recommended for : A nice self catered unit a few steps from Rialto Bridge

The apartment "Cà San Lio" is a residential flat furnished in typical Venetian style and ideally located, in the lively Salizzada San Lio, just three minutes walking from Rialto Bridge and St. Mark Square. "Cà San Lio"(82 sq. m.), easily reachable by public and private transport, consists of: a well-equipped kitchen, a living-room with a sofa bed (for two people), a comfortable double room, two rooms each one with a single bed, a bathroom with shower, a separate w.c., a little veranda. It can accommodate up to six people. In the apartment there is air conditioned.

Recommended for : A nice independent apartment a few steps from St. Mark's

Situated some 15 minutes from Piazza San Marco and a stone's throw away from the Biennale of Modern Arts and the Arsenal, Alla Fontana is a gracious independent structure, an ideal residence for those who wish to experience the city of Venice in complete autonomy and independence but without spending a fortune, and while immerging themselves in the real life of the Venetians. In fact, Alla Fontana is located in the famous quarter of "Castello," which has preserved the singular characteristics of an unaltered "Venezianità" until today.

Recommended for : A small hospitable retreat in Venice.

Situated only a few minutes walk from Saint Mark's Square, in the heart of Venice at the start of Via Garibaldi, short distance from the Venice Biennale Pavilion of International Modern Art, Hotel Cà Formenta renews the classic tradition of hospitality. Completely restored in 2003 in typically Venetian décor, the 14 rooms are elegantly furnished and equipped with all modern comforts such as air-conditioning, satellite television, direct dialling telephone, safety deposit box, mini-bar and hairdryer.

Recommended for : Venice hotel which renews the classic tradition of hospitality

Built in 1875, Villa Igea Hotel (3 stars) is located in Campo San Zaccaria, surely one of Venice's loveliest squares only steps away from the hotel's main building. For history lovers, the relics of eight early doges lie in the waterlogged crypt under the Chapel of San Tarasio. Villa Igea boasts 17 rooms, decorated in charming Venetian style, half of which look onto the sunny Campo and imposing facade of the San Zaccaria Church, considered a Renaissance masterpiece.

Recommended for : A nice and comfortable hotel in Venice