Il Palazzo Experimental

This was a special trip to celebrate a birthday and wedding anniversary and as such, we arrived in style by private water taxi direct to the jetty in front of the hotel - a fabulous start to a wonderful holiday! We received a very warm welcome from the reception staff (Martina, Andrea and Maddalena) and were delighted to find we had been upgraded to a beautiful canal view room with a lovely bottle of chilled Prosecco awaiting us - a big thank you especially to Martina Steri on reception for ensuring our stay was memorable! Il Palazzo Experimental is a gorgeous hotel, with beautiful interior design throughout, a lovely garden courtyard area at the back where you can enjoy breakfast and dinner, and a terrace at the front for cocktails! Breakfast was served a la carte (with a good choice of items to choose from) and we also enjoyed a wonderful dinner one evening in the garden -would highly recommend the hotel restaurant. We have been to Venice many times and we love this particular area in Dorsoduro with its slightly slower pace of life, yet still easily accessible to the main tourist attractions. This hotel is a welcome and very stylish addition to the area, to which we hope to return in the future. We also enjoyed a fab dinner at a newly opened restaurant’ Regina Corner’ in Campo Santa Margarita (well worth a visit) and spent a lovely afternoon sipping cocktails at ‘Ombra del Leone’ with its terrace overlooking the Grand Canal towards Salute (located in the Biennale building next to the Monaco Hotel / Harry’s Bar) -it has a similar view to places like the Monaco & Gritti Palace but at a fraction of the price! Overall we had a fabulous trip in Venice, and really enjoyed our stay at Il Palazzo Experimental, with its contemporary style and its welcoming, friendly yet professional staff. Thank you all for helping us in our celebrations!

Great overall experience. But rooms didn’t have the best view.

Very pretty and nice hotel but staff-wise there is a lot of room for improvement, especially at the breakfast service.

The hotel was located on the Venezia, IT - Pola, HR canal with wide spanning views. The hotel itself is beautiful, the decor is elegant and the garden setting for drinks or meals is lovely. You can also eat and drink on the esplanade in front of the hotel. The room was spacious and clean. Bring your own face cloth/washer as we have found they don’t supply them in any of the hotels we stayed in across Italy. Some staff were more friendly than others. Shout out to Barney. Reception staff were great also. Location is out of main city centre but is only a water taxi (€70) away or take the water bus (€9.50). Overall pleasant stay.