Hotel Bauer (currently closed)

*This hotel is currently closed. In 2020, an Austrian real estate investment group purchased the property, which is slated to reopen as the Rosewood Hotel Bauer by the end of 2024.

The sister hotel of Il Palazzo and Palladio, the Bauer is a Venice institution, with Art Deco interiors and a central location near San Marco.

• The location in the heart of the city’s most fashionable shopping street and a stone’s throw from San Marco Square

Built in the 1940s, the 119-room Bauer Hotel perfectly blends its Art Deco roots with the traditional Venetian style of the 18th-century annex Il Palazzo. With an ideal location in the heart of the city’s most fashionable shopping street and a stone’s throw from San Marco Square, Bauer Hotel is an urban retreat, perfect for couples and families looking for a contemporary twist on the Bauer’s iconic grandeur. Deco furniture and embellishments meet classic Rubelli and Bevilacqua fabrics (the same are also on view in Il Palazzo), and most rooms have views over the city. My favorite accommodations were adjoining Deluxe Rooms on the fifth floor with a yellow and purple color scheme and a shared 200-square-foot terrace.

Couples and families appreciate the central location and Art Deco interiors and don’t mind the fact that this classic is often a preferred hotel for the big cruise ship crowds that arrive in Venice every week.