The Miracle On The Grand Canal

Standing by the Grand Canal, The hotel is located opposite the magnicent Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute and is close to e Piazza of S.Mark and Phoenix Theatre. Standing by the corner balcony, the guest is embraced by the breathtaking landscape composed of the canal and the surrounding buildings. For thousands of years, the hotel is the witness of the canal’s rich history.

Back in1475, the first hotel owner, Pisani family, renovated the hotel into a Gothic architecture. In 1525, the hotel became a private mansion of Sir Gritti Doge of Venice; in subsequent centuries, it became residential apartments for the noble families and highend tourists; and by1895, it was transformed to a luxury hotel. In1947, it was acquired by CIGA （Compagnia Italiana Grandi Alberghi） and came under the wings of a Luxury Collection Hotel officially.

When you talk about The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice, you can’t avoid mentioning its glorious historical past and countless celebrity guests. Not only did Ernest Hemingway see it as his home in Venice, even the famous collector Peggy Guggenheim often stayed in The Gritti hotel. The famous playwright and novelist Somerset Maugham, art historian and critic John Russ King were hotel regulars, their writings and paintings have been retained in the hotel suites and public spaces named after the names of the guests, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, Angelina Jolie and other celebrities.