San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort
Restored Venice monastery on San Clemente Island
Know Before You Go
Facilities closed between September and May include:
General Information
What to expect: Space, salt air, brilliant sunshine, and ready access to Venice's historical center 12 minutes away by complimentary shuttle boat attract guests for tranquil holidays year-round. Through some 2,900 windows and four acres of centuries-old gardens guests contemplate Venice lagoon, nearby islands, and St. Mark's Square from San Clemente Island.
Amenity highlights: In summer, guests relax around a lagoon-view pool (open from mid-May until mid-September). Year-round they enjoy pampering with health-and-beauty services (unavailable Monday). Dining choices include the Renaissance formality of a fine-dining restaurant with wood-beamed ceiling; the whimsical sumptuousness of a Venice Carnival-themed restaurant serving Venetian cuisine; and lagoonside outdoor tables in summer.
Insider tip: San Clemente Island has been a tranquil retreat since 1131, when a church was built there. Various orders established monasteries on the island. Camaldolesi monks took over in 1645, and their monastery was expanded in 1859. Abandoned in the 1980s, the monastery was converted to this hotel, which opened in 2003.
Awards and Affiliations
San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort is listed in the 2009 Travel + Leisure 500.
The hotel is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
Property Amenities
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San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort features spa services (unavailable Monday) including aromatherapy, body treatments, facials, and massage. It includes a steam room, sauna, two spa tubs, and a fitness center. Off the lobby, a series of small, sumptuously furnished salons provide spaces for quiet conversation and reading. Use of a computer with wireless Internet connection and printer is available for a surcharge.
A complimentary shuttle boat transports guests between the hotel and Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square), a 12-minute trip, around the clock, with regularity varying depending on time of day.
- Swimming pool - outdoor seasonal
- Poolside bar
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Concierge desk
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Health club
- Fitness equipment
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Exhibit space
- Banquet facilities
- Conference room(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Number of rooms: 200
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Beauty services
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Number of floors: 3
- Elevator/lift
- Babysitting or child care
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Business center
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Wireless (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Garden
- Umbrella
- Wedding services
- Wheelchair accessible
Rooms
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The San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort, Venice, offers 200 guestrooms in a restored, three-story monastery dating from the 17th century. Its distinct exterior is terra-cotta-colored, with white trim and tall, arched windows. Long, wide, high-ceiled hallways extend through the hotel's wings, all decorated with damask wall panels and crystal and Murano glass chandeliers.
Guestrooms contain 4-meter (13.75-foot) ceilings, tall windows providing views of the hotel's gardens, terrazzo floors with area rugs, reading chairs, cocktail tables, and work desks. Furnishings and colors vary according to four Venetian-theme decor schemes: The Doges, The Merchants, The Nobles, and The Navigators.
Beds feature hypoallergenic comforters and linen sheets. Beige-marble bathrooms include separate tubs and showers and feature a five-channel in-house music system. Internet access is available through televisions (surcharge).
Room Amenities
- Internet access - wireless
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Minibar
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Wake-up calls
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Bidet
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- Sewing kit
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- In-room safe
- Window opens
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Telephone
- Housekeeping
- Wireless (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- TV Internet access - surcharge
Dining
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Le Maschere - Named "The Mask" for the restaurant's Venice Carnival decor theme. Purple-violet-gold color scheme. Brick-and-dark-wood walls. Original paintings of Carnival. Open for lunch, dinner in winter, and dinner in summer. Summer outdoor seating in lagoonside church square. Specializing in Venetian cuisine. Gli Arazzi Ristorante - Warm-weather outdoor dining adjacent to cloister and traditional Venetian wellhead. Dining hall offers breakfast. La Laguna - Casual outdoor spot specializing in grilled foods in summer (open from mid-May until mid-September). Gli Specchi - Pub-style food served from late morning to late night. The Le Conchiglie - Outdoor summer bar located by pool (open from mid-May until mid-September) . |
Recreation
A 16-by-13-meter (52-by-43-ft) swimming pool surrounded by a brick sundeck furnished with cushioned lounge chairs provides relaxation in warm-weather months. Use of two hard-surface tennis courts and a three-hole pitch-and-putt golf course is complimentary.
A 15-minute water-taxi ride away lies the Lido of Venice, a slender, 11.5-km-long (7.25-mile-long) island facing the Adriatic Sea that serves the city's playground, especially in summer. Year-round, visitors rent bicycles to explore the island, play golf on a course at the island's southern tip, or take horseback rides.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Swimming on site
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Small pets only
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is Noon