The Best Spa Hotels to Book in Venice, Italy

A Venetian Palace by name and nature, this delightfully decadent hotel in Venice is a picture of sleek, modern design, with most rooms coming with a jacuzzi as standard. The cherry on top here is the 70sqm (750sqft) private spa suite, where your room comes with an adjoining split-level spa, featuring your own sauna, turkish bath and jacuzzi.

This top-end chain has taken no prisoners with their Venetian outpost, commandeering its own private island, Isola delle Rose, just a 20-minute boat ride (provided by the hotel) from St Mark’s Square. Inside one of the best spas in Venice, drift between the finnish salt sauna, the hammam with a private scrub room and the experiential shower. Take a dip in the glass-ceilinged indoor and outdoor pool, where you can gaze out over the lagoon, floating between treatments. There’s an adults-only rooftop pool as well.

Treat yourself to a stay in the true centre of Venice, St Mark’s Square, at this opulent offering from Liassidi. These suites are a design lover’s dream, with angular minimalism and earthy tones. Each comes with its own turkish bath and chromotherapy shower, ensuring a relaxing evening after taking in the sights and sounds of the Floating City. Opt for the King Suite for canal views while you soak.

Housed inside one of the eight major palaces on the Grand Canal, this boutique spa hotel in Venice manages to keep things intimate despite the scale. With just 24 suites, the Aman has devoted the entire third floor to its spa. Rituals here take one of three objectives: grounding, nourishing or purifying. Try the signature foot treatment to soothe achy soles after a day of getting lost along the canals in the city. Don’t miss the ceiling frescoes by rococo darling Tiepolo.

Hotel Ai Reali refers to its wellness centre as a “royal spa”, a nod to the hotel’s original incarnation as an aristocratic 17th-century palace in the heart of Venice’s Rialto area. Famous for its iconic bridge and markets, the Rialto area is the oldest part of the town. This sumptuous property proudly boasts a spa with a turkish bath and sauna, as well as a jacuzzi. Afterwards, make an appointment with the hotel’s team of skilled massage therapists.

The Cipriani name is synonymous in Venice with old-school class. Based on the island of Giudecca, nuzzling the city’s south side, the Belmond Hotel Cipriani is spacious, light and luxurious, with a swathe of smart suites. The garden, full of pink roses and pergolas woven with wisteria, is where famed lothario Casanova used to woo his lovers. The spa and signature treatment here is named after him. It feels fitting to book the romance ritual for two – a scented footbath and all-over exfoliation, followed by a soak in a giant bathtub and a treatment in the couple’s suite.

As grand as its Gritti family namesake, this heritage palazzo offers magnificent views of the Grand Canal. With a design inspired by former guests, such as the 19th-century art critic John Ruskin, this spa hotel in Venice is palatial in every possible way, offering a full range of spa and beauty treatments in its Sisley-laden wellness rooms. If you’re feeling flush, book a session in a private spa suite. Couples can share joint access to the steam bath and chromatic waterfall showers, enjoy a customised massage, then relax with champagne and fresh berries. Alternatively, romance yourself with a private aromatic turkish steam bath and a luxurious lounging appointment for one.