Hotel Torino Venice — A Family-Run Classic in the Heart of the City
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- Venice, Historic Center
- Saint Mark Square
- Satellite TV
- Mini-Bar
- Individual A/C
Hotel Torino Venice has been run by the Moro family for generations — and that continuity shows in everything from the welcome at the front desk to the care taken with every room. Housed in a 16th-century building just steps from Saint Mark's Square, the hotel occupies one of the most privileged positions in Venice: on Calle delle Ostreghe, just off Via XXII Marzo, the city's most distinguished shopping street. This is Venice at its most central, most authentic, and most walkable.
The hotel is made up of three interconnected buildings — the Main Building, Ca' Pedrocchi, and Ca' Minotto — each with its own character, all sharing the same family hospitality. The atmosphere throughout evokes old Venice: Baroque-style interiors, traditional Venetian décor, and a sense of place that no modern hotel can manufacture. This is a hotel for travelers who want to sleep inside the city's history, not beside it.
Location — Via XXII Marzo and the Heart of Venice
Via XXII Marzo is one of Venice's great streets — broad by Venetian standards, lined with the city's most prestigious boutiques: Prada, Versace, Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, Biagiotti, and more. The hotel sits just off this street, on the quieter Calle delle Ostreghe, which gives guests the best of both worlds: immediate access to the city's finest shopping and dining, with the peace of a side calle when they return. Saint Mark's Square is a one-minute walk. The Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs are within two minutes on foot. The Santa Maria del Giglio vaporetto stop (Line 1) is the nearest water bus connection, and San Marco Vallaresso (Line 2) is equally close.
What to Visit Nearby
Saint Mark's Square and the Basilica
From Hotel Torino, Piazza San Marco is a one-minute walk — which means guests wake up at the very heart of Venice. The Basilica di San Marco, with its Byzantine gold mosaics, its famous bronze horses, and its rooftop panoramic terrace, is the first thing most guests will want to see — and staying this close means they can arrive early, before the day-trip crowds, when the square is at its most atmospheric. Venice Welcome offers private skip-the-line tours of the Basilica, guided by local experts who bring the building's layered history to life.
Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs
The Doge's Palace stands immediately beside the Basilica — two minutes from the hotel — and represents one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in the world. For five centuries it was the seat of Venetian power: the grand council chambers, the armoury, the prisons connected to the palace by the Bridge of Sighs, through which condemned prisoners passed for their last glimpse of the lagoon. Venice Welcome arranges private guided visits to the Palace, including after-hours access when available.
The Grand Canal and Gondola Rides
The nearest stretch of the Grand Canal is a five-minute walk from the hotel — and this is the part of the canal flanked by some of Venice's most magnificent palaces. A gondola ride from the nearby San Marco gondola stations is one of the classic Venice experiences: thirty minutes on the water, through the narrow rii and back onto the Grand Canal, with the city seen from an entirely different angle. Venice Welcome offers both shared and private gondola experiences, including the romantic Gondola Serenade with live musicians.
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection
A ten-minute walk from the hotel along the Grand Canal brings guests to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection — one of the most important museums of modern art in Europe, housed in the unfinished Palazzo Venier dei Leoni directly on the canal. Picasso, Dalí, Kandinsky, Pollock, and Miró are among the artists represented in a collection assembled by one of the 20th century's great patrons. The museum's terrace on the Grand Canal is one of the finest spots in Venice.
The Accademia Gallery
Just beyond the Guggenheim, the Gallerie dell'Accademia houses the world's finest collection of Venetian painting — from the Byzantine era through to the 18th century. Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: this is where Venetian art is seen in its full depth and context, away from the crowds of Saint Mark's Square. For guests with a serious interest in art, a morning at the Accademia is among the most rewarding things Venice offers.
The Rialto Bridge and Market
A fifteen-minute walk from the hotel — or a short ride on the vaporetto from Santa Maria del Giglio — the Rialto Bridge and its famous market occupy the commercial heart of historic Venice. The fish and produce market has operated here since the 12th century. The morning hours, before the tourist crowds arrive, are the best time to experience it. Venice Welcome's private Bacaro tours explore the wine bars and cicchetti counters in the streets around the market — one of the most genuinely Venetian experiences available.
How to Reach Hotel Torino
From Venice Marco Polo Airport, the Alilaguna water bus (Blue Line) takes approximately 50 minutes to the San Marco stop, from where the hotel is a short walk via Via XXII Marzo and Calle delle Ostreghe. For a more comfortable and direct arrival, Venice Welcome arranges private water taxi transfers from the airport directly to the nearest water landing — approximately 30 to 35 minutes across the lagoon, door to door.
From Santa Lucia train station, take vaporetto Line 1 and get off at the Santa Maria del Giglio stop — the hotel is a two-minute walk from there. Line 2 from the station also stops at San Marco Vallaresso, which is equally convenient.
Venice Welcome offers private water taxi transfers from both the airport and the train station, in standard or luxury wooden water taxi, with Meet & Greet service available on request.
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