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San Clemente Palace Kempinski

Venice, Italy • San Clemente • OVER THE TOP

avg. $694 / night

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At a glance

A private-island palazzo in Venice's lagoon with nine centuries of history, lagoon views, and gardens with a pool.

Best for: Travelers seeking Venice without the crowds

Highlights:

  • Private island arrival by launch, 15 minutes from Piazza San Marco
  • Rooms with original timber beams, terracotta floors, and lagoon views
  • Three-hectare gardens with oval pool — rare resort amenity in Venice
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Floating free of Venice's crowds on its own private island in the southern lagoon, the complex that became San Clemente Palace Kempinski carries more than nine centuries of accumulated history — a twelfth-century church, a sequence of monastic cloisters, and later additions that served variously as a hospice and a psychiatric institution before the entire island was converted into a hotel in 2003. The pink-rendered palazzo visible from the water, with its Venetian Gothic detailing and stone quayside, frames an arrival by private launch that no mainland property can replicate — San Clemente sits roughly fifteen minutes from Piazza San Marco, close enough to see the campanile through the arched windows yet far enough to feel genuinely removed from the city. Inside, the 190 rooms and suites move between two registers. The grander lagoon-facing rooms carry original dark timber beam ceilings, terracotta pavimento floors, and four-poster beds upholstered in cartographic brocade, with Murano glass chandeliers casting amber light across cream-painted walls — San Giorgio Maggiore visible through arched wooden-framed windows in the finest suites. The bar and lounge areas work a more polished, Art Deco-inflected language: floor-to-ceiling gridded mirror panels, crushed-velvet barrel chairs in taupe and silver, ironwork gate details, and patterned wool carpet in amber and charcoal. Outside, a large oval pool set within the island's three hectares of gardens provides something genuinely rare in Venice — the sensation of a resort, with white canopied daybeds arranged against a backdrop of cypress and plane trees.

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About

Experience Unparalleled Luxury in San Clemente Palace. A Private Venetian Retreat Like No Other. A 5 star luxurious hotel located just 10 minutes from San Marco Square via the hotel’s complimentary boats. The 900-year-old landmark property is comprised of a series of beautifully restored monastery buildings, a 12th-century Church and 15 acres of lush gardens. San Clemente Palace has 170 luxury rooms in which Venetian decorations blend with legacy design elements, while typical high Venetian ceilings create a sense of home. The hotel features three bars and three special restaurants, including a signature restaurant with terraces overlooking the lagoon. The Longevity SPA experience and hotel’s outdoor swimming pool is the ideal location for a refreshing break during the entire season. The hotel also features a great range of fitness facilities, a 1,5km jogging path, the pitch-and-putt golf course, the tennis court and exclusive art exhibition.

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San Clemente Palace Kempinski Reviews

1,759 reviews

"What an amazing place. Genuinely exceptional in every respect. The hotel itself is one of the most beautiful I think I’ve ever stayed in, and it’s genuinely special. Whilst there were a few niggles with the service, what really impressed me was the fact that they tried really hard to sort things out for us. So overall, a fantastic place and somewhere I really enjoyed."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 21, 2026

"We visited this hotel for the time May 2026. The location of the hotel is on a very secluded island . The hotel use to be a sanctuary for Monks . It is very beautiful and lots of Art. The rooms are very spacious and decorated nicely. The service is exceptional! I only had two issues the air conditioning was not good but they brought me two fans that helped . The food for lunch was not good but they remade it . Other than that I would have given it a 10. The hotel was very clean . Smelled wonderful"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 13, 2026

"A really nice hotel in a quiet location - 15 minutes by frequent boat shuttle from St Marks As noted in other reviews it’s a big property with large rooms on a private island - feels like a calm cocoon compared to the chaos and crowds of Venice. The boat shuttle (every 30 minutes) runs perfectly to time and is a great way to approach the centre of the city. Easily (if expensively) accessed from the airport - 180 euro for a private water taxi which is a 30 minute journey. Marked as 4 rather than 5 due to small touches which I wouldn’t have expected in a hotel of this grading - unable to get drinks at the pool post 4pm on a hot Saturday afternoon - waited over 20 minutes after ordering drinks in the cocktail bar - at this point we gave up and walked out - powdered milk in the rooms to have with the nespresso - really this feels more like a premier inn - breakfast exclusively a buffet - no omelette or plated egg options available"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 12, 2026

"We stayed at San Clemente Palace for three nights October 2,3, and 4 in 2025. We were with Viking’s pre-cruise extension in Venice. We enjoyed every moment of our stay. A most interesting island setting, full of charm. Gracious and attentive staff. A very comfortable room with an unforgettable view across the lagoon. Breakfasts were sumptuous. Our compliments to the baker for his or her wonderful bread. One of the guest services staff (Elena, I think) went out of her way to compile and print out some of the historical information on the island and specifically the church and the history surrounding the former monastery on the island."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Nov 17, 2025

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