Name: San Clemente Palace
Address: Venice, IT
Price range: From $743

San Clemente Palace, VeniceSan Clemente Palace in Venice, Italy has a corrected score of 4.0 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 21 of 113 hotels we score in Venice. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.1 before correction: Booking.com 4.2, Tripadvisor 4.1. Rooms from about $743 a night (cached, not a live quote).San Clemente Palace is a Kempinski-run luxury hotel occupying a 15-acre private island in the Venetian lagoon. Guests reach St Mark's Square by private water shuttle, a journey of roughly 15 to 30 minutes, so the setting is quiet and resort-like rather than central. Rooms are spacious and elegantly furnished, with air conditioning, flat-screen TVs and views over the lagoon. Facilities include a swimming pool, spa, gym, sauna, restaurants, business and conference facilities, and children's programmes, with connecting rooms for families. It suits travellers who want a calm retreat after a day in the city, and those happy to pay for it: rates start around $743 a night, and the boat transfer adds time to every outing.What stands out

Private island setting in the lagoon

Spacious rooms with lagoon views

Pool, spa, gym and sauna

Children's programmes and connecting rooms

Watch out for

Boat transfer needed to reach central Venice

Nightly rates start around $743

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