Il Palazzo Experimental
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A Dorothée Meilichzon-designed palazzo on the Giudecca canal: pastel stripes, terrazzo, brass, the Experimental Group's signature cool. Experimental Cocktail Club + Ristorante Adriatica on the ground floor, hidden back garden out the rear.
The Experimental Group (Paris, London, Ibiza, Biarritz) took over a 16th-century palazzo on the Zattere in 2019 and gave it the Dorothée Meilichzon treatment: pastel pinks and greens, vertical stripes, custom terrazzo, brass everything. Two distinct ground-floor venues: the Experimental Cocktail Club (ECC), designed by Cristina Celestino; and Ristorante Adriatica, the canal-side dining room under chef Denis Begiqi. There's a private garden out back, a real one with mature plane trees, used for breakfast in warm months. The crowd is international, design-conscious, and 25–40.
- Best for — couples,groups
- Neighborhood — Dorsoduro · Fondamenta Zattere · 32 rooms
- Rooms — 32
- Price — €420–950/night
- 32 rooms
- Experimental Cocktail Club
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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