Detailed Review
An architectural landmark on the Grand Canal, just steps from Piazza San Marco, The Westin Europa and Regina, Venice offers an ideal combination of traditional elegance and modern technology. New rooms in the magnificently restored, centuries-old hotel feature the same Grand Canal views that inspired Monet, who painted the city while visiting.
Chefs are ready to prepare savory regional dishes in the show kitchen at La Cusina. The salon atmosphere of Bar Tiepolo is ideal for tea or cocktails. During the summer season, the famous private beaches of the Lido - along with tennis, golf and boating at the hotel's sister properties - are just a complimentary boat ride away.
Press Quotes
"Hidden down a tiny side alley just 2 minutes from Piazza San Marco, this hotel's Tiepolo and Regina wings sport eclectic early-20th-century European furnishings and modern fabrics." Forbes Traveler
Independent Reviews
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Europa and Regina
By Jamie Dunford WoodFive private houses from the 16th and 17th centuries have linked together to make this 185 room century-old hotel on the Grand Canal. The problem with it is that there are only 20 rooms actually facing the canal, and the other problem is that the rooms have been thoroughly Westin-ised (they call themselves the Westin Europa and Regina) - such homogeneity seeming rather out of kilter with what Venice is all about, and the fact that the rooms come in every shape and size imaginable. The prints on the wall are job-lot and so is the furniture, again a great shame for a city so rich in antiques of both. Colour schemes are blue (Regina and Tiepolo wings) and pale green (Canova, Europa and Barozzi). Corridors are bright and fresh smelling, another surprise for Venice. Downstairs the common parts are ornate and impressive, with marbles in a variety of colours, a dark sumptuous bar, a quiet garden for eating out and a terrace overlooking the entrance to the Grand Canal. The cruise ship guests get lost in the small, interconnecting spaces, not to mention the tiny elevators, which helps maintain a discreet atmosphere. This is a hotel for those visitors, probably first time, for whom the crumbling decay of Venice is rather frightening, and who are reassured by the comforting homogeneity of the Westin brand, overlaid on chaotic Venetian living arrangements. For the rest, it’s a wasted opportunity.
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"Heavily Westinised Venetian stalwart with a few Grand Canal views"
Hotel Europa & Regina
By Matthew Barker
On the banks of the Grand Canal, the white marble façade was once actually five separate 18th century houses, one of which was home to Tiepolo. Wonderfully swish interiors with old school service and a worthy alternative to the rather precious Gritti for those wanting a classic canal side view (and much more convenient than the rather secluded Cipriani). 185 rooms (17 suites). Facilities:La Cuisna restaurant holds it own in a city that basks in belt-loosening gastro glory. The Tiepolo cocktail bar has its own terrace overlooking the Bacino di San Marco, or there’s always Harry’s Bar just across the way. Boats specially laid on to take you to tennis courts, golf courses, a private beach on the Lido and, in the summer months, windsurfing and sailing. Bulgari in the bathroom. Local Attractions:Streets flooded, please advise. The hotel stands opposite the church of Santa Maria della Salute and St Marks Square is just on the doorstep, but the more adventurous should take a boat to Giudecca and have a poke around the real city. Elsewhere expresso and an orchestra at Caffe Florian on St Marks Square; pizza at Da Crecola; ice cream at Boutique del Gelato.
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