Situated on the Grand Canal, with an incomparable view of the water, the Hotel Gritti Palace was built in 1525 as the residence of the Doge of Venice, Andrea Gritti. Our hotel's ideal location, along with luxuriously appointed rooms, attentive service, and the savory cuisine of the Club del Doge restaurant continues to attract elite guests. Ernest Hemingway once appreciated the hotel "as the best hotel in a city of great hotels." The hotel is a splendid little Palazzo that preserves within its walls stories of illustrious visitors such as the British Royal family, the Duke of Windsor, Princes of Monaco, and Hollywood stars.