Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Venice

Condé Nast TravelerNov 9, 2025

After seven years of meticulous renovations, this six-room home is a design-forward dream, moments from Piazza San Marco.

train with opulent look

10 things in this story

Palazzo Cristo San MarcoHotelrestored 15th-century palace on Airbnb
Piazza San MarcoSightThe Piazzetta is an extension of the Piazza towards San Marco basin in its southeast corner.
CannaregioNeighborhoodIt is the second largest sestiere by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people as of 2007.
Palazzo Cristo CastelloHotel13th-century Venetian palace
Scuola Grande di San MarcoMuseumIt was originally the home to one of the Scuole Grandi of Venice, or seven major confraternities, but is now the city's…
Venice Film FestivalFestivalIt is the world's oldest film festival and one of the "Big Five" International film festivals worldwide, which include…
Venice Simplon-Orient-ExpressPlacetrain with opulent look
MuranoNeighborhoodglassware handcrafted here
Santa LuciaPlace
Basilica Santi Giovanni e PaoloSight

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express