Aman Venice: Booking the Grand Canal Palazzo

To stay at Aman Venice is to borrow a Venetian palace. The Maison occupies Palazzo Papadopoli, one of only eight monumental palazzos on the Grand Canal, with frescoes by Tiepolo, and one of the rarest luxuries in the city: a private garden.

The interiors are a living museum: works attributed to the 16th-century architect Sansovino and the 18th-century painter Tiepolo, authentic silk wall coverings, chandeliers, and painted ceilings, softened by contemporary furnishings. Palazzo Bedrooms of 47 to 60 square metres look onto the garden below, while the three-bedroom Coccina's Apartment, reached by private elevator, spans 290 square metres.

One of eight monumental palazzos on the Grand Canal, with a private garden almost unheard of in Venice.

Dining centres on Arva, the Italian restaurant, alongside The Bar and the chef-led Palazzo Kitchen Table. From May to October, meals move outdoors to the Grand Canal Garden, an alfresco setting almost no other hotel in the city can offer.

With only 24 rooms and suites in one of the most romantic buildings in the world, availability is the whole game, and the canal-view rooms and the apartment go first. Through a preferred-partner advisory, the reservation carries VIP recognition and benefits at the same published rate.