If you can close your eyes to the room prices - you can't though, they're eye-watering - then the Cipriani is utterly delightful. But it's not about the facilities (entirely average) or the rooms (we had a suite, but I've stayed in bigger at 4* hotels). It's all about exclusivity. Service is friendly, discreet and mercifully not too obsequious. Waiters,... more

This time only an overnight stay for a business meeting rather than an extended break. I love it and yes it has its failings but it can never be accused of being sterile or chain like, that's what makes it so special. This was a stay in one of the smaller Garden Rooms but it was fine, nice view, bottle... more

I stayed in the Cipriani to celebrate my husbands birthday, we try to stay somewhere luxurious every year - without the children! From the moment we arrived we were made to feel like royalty, we stayed in a suite in the Palazzo Vendremin which included our own butler ( well shared between 3 rooms on the same floor but you... more

We had spent a month travelling around Europe with a group of 10 family members including our baby. Everywhere else we stayed people went out of there way to make us feel welcome and comfortable but the Cipriani was a very disapointing last stop. Our group had 4 suits booked together but when we arrived we were told that one... more

The only thing I liked there is the location of the hotel. It is just magical to take the hotel boat anytime of the day and drive over to St. Marcs Square. On the other hand - for the kind of money they're asking, I really expect it to be better. I gave them a "second chance", but I think... more

The hotel cipriani is beautiful and elegant, The staff are very attentive and the hotel is very clean. The Cips restaurant is below average for the calibre of hotel, food cold, menu not very imaginative, overpriced although again the staff were attentive. The .pool restaurant for lunch was very very expensive, staff were very poor and food not great, The... more

We were celebrating our anniversary and decided to take the plunge and stay at the Cip and Vendremin. We were greeted warmly by Virglio and shown to the accomadation that we had booked directly with M. Rusconi. True to our arrangements, we were shown to a beautiful junior suite in the Palazetto with a view toward St Marks. All was... more

Stayed here for 3 nights to celebrate a special occasion, looked at the other 5 stars i.e Luna Baglione, the Bauers, San Clemente, Danieli, Gritti etc., although the Cipriani is the most expensive decided to check out to find if it lives up to it's reputation-it does! I just can't understand how it's #94 on Tripadvisor list. From the moment... more

As Mark Twain said, it is better to travel than to arrive, and given the reputation of this hotel, arrival was a huge disappointment. We have stayed at top hotels all over the world and have been to Venice 8 times, so we do not have unrealistic expectations, here is a quick summary of what we found. We booked a... more