#1 in Top 20 Venice for An Anniversary · ★★★★★
Aman Venice
Palazzo Papadopoli on the Grand Canal, Tiepolo frescoes overhead, two private gardens, no children under 16.
Palazzo Papadopoli on the Grand Canal, Tiepolo frescoes overhead, two private gardens, no children under 16.
"Palazzo Papadopoli on the Grand Canal, Tiepolo frescoes overhead, two private gardens, no children under 16."
Aman Venice opened in 2013 in the restored Palazzo Papadopoli, the 16th-century Grand Canal palazzo built by the Coccina family and later owned by the Papadopoli family, and the property remains one of the most-architecturally-significant hotel restorations of the past decade. Twenty-four rooms and suites only, the upper-tier Alcova Tiepolo Suite (with original Giambattista Tiepolo frescoes by the bed and the only hotel-suite ceiling fresco by Tiepolo in private accommodation worldwide) is the most-decorated single hotel suite in Italy. The asset is the architectural heritage and the two private gardens, Aman Venice has the only two private gardens on the Grand Canal (the other Grand Canal palazzi have either no garden or a public-access garden), and the larger garden is the anniversary-dinner venue with the canal-water at the garden's edge. The Aman dining rooms (the Yellow Dining Room, the Blue Dining Room, the Garden Restaurant) handle the anniversary dinner. The Aman Spa is the largest in Venice. The adults-only positioning (no children under 16) is the asset. Aman Venice is the right pick for the milestone anniversary at the absolute top tier, the centrepiece is a night in the Alcova Tiepolo Suite beneath the original frescoes, and the photograph is the morning-coffee on the Grand Canal-facing terrace.
Alcova Tiepolo Suite (the Tiepolo-fresco flagship) or Sansovino Stanza for the entry-level historic room.
Book the Alcova Tiepolo Suite 6+ months ahead, only 24 rooms in the property, the Tiepolo Suite is the most-booked. Pre-arrange the sunset gondola from the canal-side dock at 7pm. Eat in the Yellow Dining Room for the anniversary dinner; the chef will customise the tasting menu.
Aman Venice sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Venice for an Anniversary list. It scored an aggregate 9.9/10 across the three editorial criteria, competitive against the field but, on an anniversary-specific factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For the alternatives in the same Venice neighbourhood, see San Polo, Grand Canal and adjacent. For a different city entirely, see the related lists below.
Once your dates are fixed, aim to reserve the room about three months out. The best suites with the right view orientation go first, and inventory for the popular months is quoted in months, not weeks. The plunge-pool and terrace suites, the categories that justify this ranking, tend to sell out before anything else.
A ranked shortlist, a special offer worth booking, and the overpriced stay to skip. Straight from the editors.