
Villa F: Villa F is a super-luxury resort set around private meadow-style gardens on Giudecca island. Click through the gallery for more hotels in Venice in every price range:

JW Marriott Venice: The JW Marriott offers a private island filled with trees, olive groves and vegetable gardens serving Michelin-starred restaurant Dopolavo.

Hotel Danieli: Designed by Jacques Garcia, the rooftop Terrazza Danieli restaurant has 270-degree views of Venice, from the prisons of the Doge's Palace to the Grand Canal and the lagoon.

Centurion Palace: The Centurion Palace is a renovated 19th-century palazzo, complete with courtyard and house cat.

Bauer Hotel: Breakfast at the Bauer is served on a terrace cantilevered over the Grand Canal, with gondolas parked up next door.

Ca' Sagredo: Ca' Sagredo's monumental staircase is just the start of the original features at this 14th-century palace.

Hotel Excelsior: The Moorish-style Excelsior is queen of the Lido, with a private beach and restaurant with sweeping views of the Adriatic.

Ca' Marie Adele: Ca' Maria Adele's real draw is the rooftop "altana" terrace, overlooking Giudecca across the water.

Palazzo Babrigo: Every room at Palazzo Barbarigo has a canal view, but the balcony-for-two cantilevered over the Grand Canal in the bar area is really something special.

Locanda Vivaldi: Locanda Vivaldi's lagoon-front location on the Riva degli Schiavoni offers peerless views of the city from its rooftop terrace.

Hilton Venice: The Hilton comes into its own in summer, when the eighth-floor rooftop pool offers one of the finest views in Venice.

Locanda Cipriani: Most visitors come for a meal at this Cipriani property on remote Torcello island, but to really soak up the atmosphere which allowed regular Ernest Hemingway to write two books here, you'll need to stay over.

Lagare Murano: The Lagare is a stylish conversion of an old glassworks factory on Murano, perfect for those wanting a different take on Venice.

Ca' Pisani: Ca' Pisani is a bold revamp of a 500-year-old merchant's house near the Accademia Bridge, turning it into an Art Deco design hotel.

Hotel Flora: The family-owned Flora offers antique furnishings and a relaxed atmosphere a couple of minutes' walk from St Mark's Square.