Name: Hotel Palazzo Stern Venice
Address: Venice, IT
Price range: From $1376

Hotel Palazzo Stern Venice, VeniceHotel Palazzo Stern Venice in Venice, Italy has a corrected score of 4.0 ± 0.3 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 13 of 113 hotels we score in Venice. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.3 before correction: Booking.com 4.0, Tripadvisor 4.7. Rooms from about $1,376 a night (cached, not a live quote).Hotel Palazzo Stern is a four-star boutique hotel set in a restored Venetian palace from around 1600, standing directly on the Grand Canal in central Venice, close to Ca' Rezzonico and the Accademia Bridge. Its 24 rooms are decorated with artwork from different periods, and guests can use a terrace with a rooftop hot tub overlooking the canal, plus a private dock for water taxis. Facilities include free WiFi, room service, air conditioning, a gym, spa treatments and a restaurant, and the hotel welcomes children and pets. A wheelchair lift and service animal provision add to its accessibility. Prices start from about $1,376 a night, so it suits travellers seeking canal-side character on a generous budget.What stands out

Historic palace on the Grand Canal

Rooftop hot tub with panoramic views

Private dock for water taxis

Friendly, multilingual staff

Watch out for

Very high nightly rates

Valet parking costs extra

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