This icon of the Venetian Lido coastline is home to spacious, Moorish-style rooms and suites, an outdoor pool with sea views, and restaurants and bars showcasing the region’s cuisine. Partner to the world-famous Venice Film Festival, Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort has seen many famous guests, including the likes of Clark Gable and Al Pacino, grace its luxe corridors.

Settle into seclusion in the Venetian lagoon, away from the hubbub of Venice. The Lido’s seven miles of sands have long been a holiday destination for the glamorous. It’s setting, just a 20-minute water taxi ride from St Mark’s Square, makes it ideal for both relaxation and sightseeing – for convenience you can hop on the hotel’s complimentary water shuttle. Roughly one mile’s wander takes you to Granviale Santa Maria Elisabetta, the island’s main street, lined with shops and restaurants, spanning the width of the island, looking out to Venice. Alternatively, venture three miles south to the quiet and quaint village of Malamocco, technically an island itself, linked to the Lido via a collection of bridges.

Rooms are spacious for the city, each decked in lavish Moorish decor with wooden screens and arched doorways, overlooking the internal courtyard, city or sea from large windows. Most are decorated in pastel rose and pistachio shades, while Classic rooms feature deep rust and blue tones. Grand Deluxe Venice View and Grand Deluxe Sea View rooms are ideal for groups or families, accommodating an optional rollaway bed and some with interconnecting access. Junior Suites and Premium Junior Suites are more spacious, with the former overlooking Venice or the sea and the latter providing fresher design with Adriatic Sea views.