Courtesy of Ca' di Dio
Ca' di Dio
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A 13th-century pilgrims' hostel turned design hotel by Patricia Urquiola: Small Luxury Hotels-affiliated, on the Castello lagoon-front, with the Arsenale and the Biennale a five-minute walk away.
Built in 1272 as a hostel for pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land, then a convent, then a nursing home, then empty for eighteen years, then this. Patricia Urquiola spent three years restoring it before it opened in 2021: clean lines, custom Murano lamps, brown-marble bathrooms, soft Veneto-palette textiles. The lobby carries a 14,000-tile Murano chandelier. The Castello lagoon-front position is what sells it: a quiet, working-class neighbourhood, with the Biennale gardens and the Arsenale at the doorstep, perfect for art-year trips. Two restaurants (VERO is the sit-down, Essentia is breakfast in the courtyard), a small spa, a 24-hour Merchant of Venice scent on the floors.
- Best for — couples
- Neighborhood — Castello · Lagoon-front · 66 rooms
- Rooms — 66
- Price — €450–1,400/night
- 66 rooms
- Urquiola interiors
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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