Day July 1, 2026

Hotel of the Month: Orient Express Venezia, A Venetian Icon Reborn

Orient Express Venezia is now open, bringing the romance, intrigue and old-world glamour of one of travel’s most iconic brands to the canals of Venice.

Set inside the 15th-century Palazzo Donà Giovannelli in Cannaregio, the sense of occasion is clear from the start. Arrival is turned into theatre, whether you enter through its Gothic water gate, slip through a hidden garden doorway or step from the bustle of Strada Nova into a calm courtyard.