Venice, Italy

Hotel Gabrielli

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Style

Artisan-primped palazzi

Setting

Postcard-worthy promenade

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Canaletto would’ve killed for the lagoon views at Hotel Gabrielli, a luxury Venetian stay set across historic palazzi on the Riva degli Schiavoni. A years-long restoration has preserved Murano chandeliers and Gothic quadrifora windows, complemented by Milan-based Andrea Auletta’s contemporary interiors. Cap off a day spent discovering artisans’ ateliers and Castello’s romantic campi with a massage in the spa; then it’s cocktails and cicchetti on the rooftop terrace, as the Campanile catches the setting sun.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

66, including 27 suites.

Check–Out

Noon, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates at Hotel Gabrielli are room only, but breakfast is available for €50 a person.

Also

Four Prestige Rooms have been adapted for guests with limited mobility with modified bathrooms and widened doorways, and all communal areas at Hotel Gabrielli are wheelchair accessible.

At the hotel

Garden, rooftop terrace and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: smart TV, air-conditioning, hair straighteners, coffee- and tea-making kit, minibar, free glass-bottled water, bathrobes, slippers and bespoke bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Opt for the Deluxe Vista Laguna with a private balcony, and you can watch vaporetti putter past over your morning espresso. The Presidential Suite is vast by Venetian standards, and has its own terrace with painting-like panoramic views.

Spa

At the hotel’s intimate, marble-walled spa, personalised massages are preceded by soothing stints in the Jacuzzi, hammam, sauna and multisensory shower. For totally uninterrupted downtime, you can book the whole space to yourself. The spa is open Tuesday to Sunday, 2pm to 8pm, and there’s a 24-hour fitness area with Technogym kit, too.

Packing tips

Stamps, in case, like Kafka, you find the bright Venetian sky inspires you to pen some billets-doux during your stay at Hotel Gabrielli.

Also

A private tasting or dinner in the hotel’s wine cellar, with its inlaid marble table and Murano-glass flower chandelier, is an impressive date night plan to have in your back pocket.

Pet‐friendly

You can bring your dog (weighing up to 25 kilogrammes) to Hotel Gabrielli for a nightly fee of €60. They must be kept on leads in the restaurant, bar and communal areas. See more pet-friendly hotels in Venice.

Children

All ages are welcome. Connecting rooms are available, and the restaurant has a kids’ menu.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

The orangery-like room housing a historic carved fountainhead is Felice al Gabrielli’s most romantic spot. Mild mornings call for breakfast on the pavement terrace, the lagoon lapping just in front of you; spend summer evenings on the rooftop terrace.

Dress Code

Unfussy elegance, accessorised with your proudest artisan workshop finds — millefiori cufflinks or a glass-beaded necklace, maybe.

Hotel restaurant

At Felice al Gabrielli, chef Mirko Pistorello’s contemporary Venetian menu makes sumptuous use of the Rialto fish market and Sant’Erasmo’s bountiful vegetable gardens. The restaurant is named for Felice Bauer, to whom Kafka wrote love letters while staying at Hotel Gabrielli — when candlelight glows across the gold and emerald dining room, romance is still afoot here. 

Come hungry to breakfast, a decadent spread of Venetian pastries, fruit, local cheeses and charcuterie, as well as hearty à la carte dishes.

Hotel bar

At K Lounge Bar, an opulent space overlooking the lagoon, the craft cocktails are inspired by the hotel’s history, from illustrious former guests to architectural flourishes. Eye the water over a whisky and coconut ode to Kafka, or a tropical gin spritz celebrating the quadrifora windows; the house signature, a fierce blend of red vermouth, Luxardo bitters and lemon foam, is named for Venice’s winged lion. 

It seems as if the whole of La Serenissima is stretched out glittering in front of you at the seasonal Gabrielli Rooftop Terrace (open April to October). This is the place for afternoon spritzes and cicchetti, spotting landmarks as boats bob across the lagoon to San Marco and the sun burnishes the city’s terracotta roofs.

Last orders

Breakfast is 7.30am to 10.30am (till 11am, Saturday and Sunday). Felice al Gabrielli’s all-day menu is served from 11am to 6pm; dinner is 6pm to 11pm. K Lounge Bar pours from to 11am to 11pm. The Gabrielli Rooftop Terrace is open noon to 8pm seasonally.

Room service

You can order food up to your room around the clock.

Location

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Address
Hotel Gabrielli
Riva degli Schiavoni 4110
Venezia
30122
Italy

Hotel Gabrielli occupies several 16th-century palazzi on the Riva degli Schiavoni waterfront in Venice, within walking distance of the Arsenale, Piazza San Marco and the Biennale Gardens.

Planes

From Venice Marco Polo Airport, the Alilaguna water shuttle service will take you to Piazza San Marco. From there, it’s a 15-minute walk to the hotel; alternatively, you can take vaporetto Line 1 from Piazza San Marco to the Arsenale, which is right next to the hotel.

Trains

From Venezia Santa Lucia railway station, hop on vaporetto Lines 1 or 4.1 to the Arsenale. From there, it’s under five minutes’ walk to the hotel.

Automobiles

The historic centre of Venice is happily car-free. If you’re driving, you’ll need to park at Piazzale Roma at the entrance to the city, then take vaporetto Line 4.1 to the Arsenale.

Worth getting out of bed for

Piazza San Marco is a 10-minute walk from Hotel Gabrielli; head the other way, and you’ll reach the Arsenale. Lesser known but no less impressive, Museo di Palazzo Grimani is a grand 16th-century residence filled with Renaissance frescoes and sculptures. If the Lido’s waters are calling your name, ask concierge staff about Des Bains 1900 beach club — they can book you a private cabana steps from the shore.

The hotel can also arrange insider experiences exploring the crafts that have defined the city for centuries. You might learn to make a Venetian mask, thumb through the rails of a theatre costumier’s atelier, or go behind the scenes at a Murano glass factory. Be ready to up both your souvenir game and your skillset — on visits to woodworking, screen-printing and paper flower-making workshops, you can chat to the artisans, then try your hand at their trades.

Local restaurants

Set in a building that once housed an Orient Express booking agent, Hostaria Castello has the feel of a turn-of-the-century Ottoman café, though the seafood-focused menu leans local. Nevodi, meaning nephew in Venetian, is a family-run restaurant with deep city roots — the homemade bread and pasta is made from Sant’Erasmo flour, catches of the day come fresh from the lagoon, and everything pairs pleasingly with Soave wine. Osteria alle Testiere’s daily menu is fuelled by the Rialto fish market and an organic garden on Sant’Erasmo, with punchy Venetian flavours like ginger, allspice and vinegary saor-marinated prawns and clams taking centre stage.

Local cafés

Caffè Florian on Piazza San Marco is worth a visit, if only for the sense of history and the notable characters who’ve downed espressi there. For something further off the beaten track, try Pasticceria Bonifacio — it’s a standing-room-only spot down a quiet side street, but you’ll be squeezing in at the bar alongside off-duty waiters and gondoliere, who know it’s the best place for a sugary mammalucchi pastry.

Local bars

You’re well-placed to stroll the quieter streets of Castello, where wandering into an unassuming bacari for a spritz is usually a winning bet. Osteria a la Scuela is one such locally loved spot, with a warm atmosphere and plentiful cicchetti that’ll see you from lunch to laidback aperitivo.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this lagoon-gazing hotel in Castello and unpacked their fountain pens and millefiori beads, a full account of their heritage-steeped break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Hotel Gabrielli in Venice… 

Admiring the beauty of La Serenissima is a time-honoured tradition at Hotel Gabrielli. These gothic palazzi have commanded vast, landmark-dotted views across the lagoon for centuries. It's this enviable vantage point that made it a favourite Grand Tour stop and drew the literati of yore — twirling spaghetti alle vongole on the rooftop terrace, you’ll have a perspective once shared by Freud, Loos and Kafka.  

The hotel’s most recent metamorphosis has dug deep into the city’s rich artisanal heritage. Venetian craftspeople led the conservation process, with modern interiors placing locally made pieces alongside original arched windows, Istrian stone floors and the odd fresco. Like a guestbook gallery, corridors display the work of artists who’ve stayed at the hotel. And if your interest is piqued, the concierge can sort behind-the-scenes visits to traditional workshops and ateliers. There’s eye candy aplenty here, but you’ll come away with an appreciation of Venice that’s anything but superficial.

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