Ca’ di Dio, Venice
Ca’ di Dio is a breathtaking five-star retreat in Venice, housed in a historic building that dates all the way back to 1272. Once a shelter for Crusaders and pilgrims, this ancient landmark on the Riva degli Schiavoni has been meticulously restored into a sanctuary of modern luxury while honoring its deep Venetian roots.
The property was reimagined by the acclaimed architect Patricia Urquiola, who blended the building’s original structural rigor with refined, contemporary design. The interiors are a love letter to local craftsmanship, featuring bespoke Murano glass lighting, custom textiles, and soft, aquatic color palettes that echo the shimmering reflections of the nearby lagoon. A highlight for many guests is the hotel’s serene inner courtyards and organic garden, which offer a quiet escape from the city’s busy thoroughfares.
One of the hotel’s most unique architectural features is its “Altana Suites,” which provide private rooftop terraces—perfect for soaking in panoramic views of the Venetian lagoon and the San Giorgio Maggiore island. You can also dine at the on-site VERO restaurant, where the ceiling features custom wallpaper inspired by local lagoon flora and fauna.
Located at the edge of the historic Arsenale district, the hotel is perfectly positioned for art lovers, sitting just steps away from the Biennale gardens. It feels tucked away from the main tourist crowds, yet you are only a short walk or private water taxi ride from the iconic sights of St. Mark’s Square, allowing for an authentic experience of “La Serenissima.”
Expert reviews
“Few Venetian luxury hotels dare to challenge the antique-chandeliers-and-velvet look that is the city’s safe default option. Urquiola’s stylish vision for Ca’ di Dio rips up that rulebook while keeping things warm and local. And it does so in a part of town—near the Art and Architecture Biennale venues—that until now has never had a kip of this caliber.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Excellent breakfast
- Free Wifi
- Comfortable beds
Location
Recent guest reviews
20 January 2026
wonderful view, wonderful staff
nice staff and personal touches
gym was tiny and treadmill dangerous/broken. Expensive to use sauna/hamam with my wife who had a treatment
11 December 2025
Perfect location for romantic Venice stay.
Perfect location a short walk from St Marks but in a quieter neighbourhood with local shops and bars on Via Garibaldi. Hotel is very stylish and comfortable and they gave us a free upgrade to a suite. Breakfast was excellent and staff welcoming and helpful.
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8 December 2025
Impeccable service and a beautiful room made this stay truly special from start to finish.
I had a wonderful stay at Ca’ di Dio – VRetreats. The room was beautifully designed, very spacious, and exceptionally clean. I loved the amenities in the washroom, and I truly appreciated that the team kindly accepted my late check-out request so my mom could have the room to pray — a thoughtful gesture that meant a lot to us.
The location is lovely — about a 20-minute walk to the center, but the walk itself is beautiful with charming restaurants along the way. Their meet-and-greet service was incredibly helpful, especially since it was my first time in Venice.
The breakfast was exceptional. Even though we missed the buffet time, the staff went above and beyond to serve us with warmth and generosity.
Overall, a truly memorable experience — thank you for making our short stay so comfortable and special.
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7 December 2025
Great location, excellent customer service
Beautiful decor
Very small gym
30 November 2025
Consistently brilliant throughout the years we’ve been going.
We’ve been staying here the last couple of years and it’s been a consistently great experience throughout. You pay for what you get, in that it’s not a cheap stay for Venice, but it’s brilliantly located, very comfortable, spacious, and luxurious rooms with polite staff. The manager, Marco, is stellar too.
7 November 2025
Peaceful and enjoyable place to stay
Clean and plenty of space
Great breakfasts
Staff great
River boat station right outside
Quiet
A little out of the way, if you don’t enjoy walking.
The price of the drinks 20 euros for a small glass of wine
27 September 2025
We enjoyed staying at a relaxing and elegant hotel!
The property is easily accessible via the water bus. It is also located in an area that is quiet but not far from major venues.
The amenities are also very modern and with familiar comforts for those visiting from the US.
12 September 2025
Excellent! We would stay there again.
Everything. It was the Redentore night so the lagoon view was important and we had it.
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22 August 2025
Amazing gateway in Venice
Amazing location, further from st Marco, but very peaceful. Stylish design, great service
Everything was perfect
20 August 2025
Great stay, away from the crowds - will stay here if in Venice again!
The staff was very helpful, including concierge who helped set up dinner reservations and things to do.
Not really the hotel, but beware of the glass and lace tours offered at Ca' Di Dio - they offer it as a free service to visit their factories/shops, but once you're there, they press hard to sell some expensive goods. It was worth the tour, but be prepared to be say no if you're not interested in paying a lot of money.
19 August 2025
we would diffidently come back
excellent just perfect
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14 August 2025
This was the best Venice home base I could conceive!
The service and the welcome were amazing. I would come back again and again - each time I’m in Venice.
4 August 2025
It was a great place to stay, but the real superstar is the Concierge Ivan.he knows everything a traveler needs to know
The location was very handy to the main square and to public transport.
The kitchen staff were very slow.
5 July 2025
Stunning property, great location, upgrades
We returned to this hotel after staying with them last year.
- location is perfect. Easy walk to all sights, but not chaotic.
- easy water taxi access
- beautiful, large luxurious rooms
- excellent staff
- amazing breakfast
- we have received significant upgrades each time we have stayed
29 June 2025
Very enjoyable and would return - on a lower level so not to use the lift
Staff were very helpful always friendly and we felt very looked after
Reception area is gorgeous
Courtyard is lovely and the bar is well stocked
Room was nice size, had everything we needed bed comfy
The lifts are very small and for someone who gets scared in small spaces I used the stairs lots so not to use them and we were on the third floor
The stairs felt like a fire exit and not luxurious at all
The gym is very very small and don’t excite us to use it
6 June 2025
A very comfortable and friendly place to come back to after exploring the wonders of Venice.
A wonderful refurbishment of a 700 year old monastery. Very comfortable with attention to detail you would expect from a designer like Patricia Urquiola.
The AC seemed to switch off at night.
8 May 2025
Lovely stay in Venice
It is close to the port and everything just works! People are also lovely, offers top hospitality experience.
It will be great if they have iron and ironing board ready in the room and slippers.
29 April 2025
25th wedding anniversary - perfect
Location, unique, view, services
21 April 2025
New hotel, with nice facilities in a quiet central location
Staff were always very helpful, location was good as was near various vaporetto stops, in a quiet area relative to other hotels, rooms were a good size/format, with turn downs/regular cleans throughout the day, breakfast, lunch & dinner available, as well as small spa/sauna facilities, with massage if requested. Complimentary tour to Murano was also a pleasant surprise.
Nothing really, spa facilities could've been slightly larger, but we weren't really there for that on this occasion.
6 April 2025
All the staff were super friendly and helpful. Our first stay in Venice did not disappoint
Great location,very comfy bed , exceptional cleanliness, tranquil courtyard,very good food
4 April 2025
Perfect hotel in excellent spot
Great location, excellent staff. Amazing restaurant
2 March 2025
It was the perfect hotel for our first time in Venice!
Beautiful room and really lovely staff
Great facilities
Fab location
19 February 2025
A stylish, elegant hotel in a quiet location with fantastic staff.
The best thing about this hotel are the staff: warm, welcoming, incredibly helpful!
The location is excellent. It is relatively quiet for Venice, and yet just a few minutes from St Mark's square and next to the Arsenale vaporetto stop.
The bedrooms are peaceful and well thought out with everything you would expect from a luxury hotel. The beds deserve a comment - huge and extremely comfortable.
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9 February 2025
A terrific find, would not hesitate to recommend, nor return for another stay again :)
Location and Service (warm, friendly, efficient)!
The hotel is excellently located for discovering Venice, especially if like me, Venice is still unfamiliar and if one's preference is for a more local feel of things. The water taxi from the airport stops at Arsenal, which is the stop right in front of the hotel's main entrance. So if arriving at night, it is quite impossible to get lost, even if everything appears dark and foreboding. Its location along the water front affords some atmospheric views as well. It is an easy walk to the popular sites, and yet turn off the main thoroughfare, and one is given a glimpse of local life, away from the tourist-crowd.
9 February 2025
Incredible as always! Our second time at Ca Di Dio, and we will be coming back!
Everything was excellent! From room service to housekeeping to design and maintenance of the room and facilities. Impressed as always!
Gym is a little small
2 February 2025
Beautiful gem in Venice
The family suite was spacious and beautifully decorated.
The hotel staff was very helpful to assist us with parking and water boat taxi informations and arrangements.
Nothing to comment
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kids' meals (additional charge)
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna (additional charge)
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa & wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hammam (additional charge)
- - Beauty services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Personal trainer
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment & family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Transport
- - Airport pick up (additional charge)
- - Airport drop off (additional charge)
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Access to health care professionals

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23 January 2026
Lovely boutique hotel with great service