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A canal-front palazzo hotel that's been housing the powerful and the glamorous for centuries, the Gritti Palace is as Venetian as it gets. The rooms are full of genuine antiques and hand-carved details, not the facsimile kind. During the Biennale or Film Festival the lobby turns into a very elegant game of spot-the-celebrity. Come for the Grand Canal views and leave feeling like someone historically important.
- Forbes Travel Guide
- Forbes Four Star