Gritti Palace
Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy. Five palazzi overlooking the Grand Canal, a short walk from St Mark's Square.
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5 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.
Palazzo Badoer Tiepolo, the oldest of the five palazzi that make up today's hotel, is built on the Grand Canal.
Palazzi Tiepolo, Barozzi and Regina are united as the Grand Hotel Britannia, opened the year of the first Venice Biennale and later known as the Europa & Regina; it becomes the first hotel in Venice with electricity in every room.
Claude Monet stays with his wife Alice and studies the shifting light on the Grand Canal; she writes that their view is the finest in Venice.
A two-year, full-scale renovation led by London studio Sagrada reworks the interiors, with public spaces paying tribute to architect Carlo Scarpa.
The hotel reopens as The St. Regis Venice, the brand's Venetian debut, with painter Olivier Masmonteil as first artist in residence.
Sources: Official website (Marriott) · Hotel Designs, “St. Regis Hotels debuts on the Grand Canal in Venice” (8 October 2019). Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.
Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy