IHG now has a new hotel in Venice

When it comes to Venice proper (the islands, not the mainland), IHG has, for some time, had just one participating property and that’s been quite limiting if you have a stack of IHG One Rewards points to spend and you’d like to visit Venice.

As of a few days ago, however, IHG now has two properties in Venice proper following the reopening of the Venice Times as the first Vignette Collection property in Italy.

Overview

The Venice Times markets itself as a 4-star property in IHG’s Vignette Collection, the chain’s collection brand for one-off, individually branded hotels. IHG first announced this property back in 2025 and at that point, it said that it expected the renovation (of the old Venice Times hotel) to be done by the end of that year.

As is usually the case, that deadline came and went without any sign of the hotel reopening, but now, just past the halfway mark of 2026, the doors have reopened.

Location

The hotel sits at Calle Priuli dei Cavalletti 99/D, in Cannaregio, and the key fact about the location is that the city’s main (and only) train station is here.

Venezia Santa Lucia is, approximately, a 3-minute walk away and Piazzale Roma (for buses, airport connections and a large car park) is, approximately, a 10-minute walk away. For getting in and out of Venice from the mainland, you’d struggle to be better located.

The western end of the Grand Canal and the Ponte degli Scalzi are only a very short walk away, so you’re not far from the water (you never are in Venice), but the property sits at the northwestern edge of the areas people most associate with Venice and not in the middle of all the sights.

That’s worth being clear about, because the press release is a little optimistic. It suggests that Teatro La Fenice and the Rialto Bridge are a 15-minute walk away, but both are at least a 23-25 minute walk away. Even further away are St Mark’s Square and the Doges Palace for which guests at the Venice Times should be expecting a 35 minute walk.

If walking is not your thing, a Vaporetto (public water bus) will probably be your best option (the closest Vaporetto station is just a 3-minute walk away from the hotel).

The rooms

Based on what we can see on the hotel’s site, the hotel appears to offer just 30 rooms across six categories:

• 1 Queen Cosy: 172 sq ft – 183 sq ft (16 sqm – 17 sqm)
• 1 King Standard: 129 sq ft – 183 sq ft (12 sqm – 17 sqm)
• 1 King Standard Single Sofa Bed: 194 sq ft (18 sqm)
• 1 King Premium Single Sofa Bed: 226 sq ft – 248 sq ft (21 sqm – 23 sqm)
• 1 Queen Premium Single Sofa Bed: 248 sq ft – 291 sq ft (23 sqm – 27 sqm)
• 2 Queen Premium: 291 sq ft (27 sqm)

A couple of things stand out here.

Firstly, the room names won’t necessarily tell you which are the larger and which are the smaller options – a King Standard room can be smaller than the Cosy room (which I would have guessed would always be the smallest) and the Queen Premium rooms will almost always be larger than the King Premium rooms.

Secondly, the only other IHG property on the Venetian islands (the Hotel Indigo Venice – Sant’Elena) has entry-level rooms that cover between 194 sq ft and 237 sq ft (18 sqm to 22 sqm), Premium rooms that cover between 226 sq ft and 301 sq ft (21 sqm to 28 sqm), and suites which are ~320 sq ft (~30 sqm).

So the Hotel Indigo has a few larger room options and it has actual suites, and as pricing between the two properties is often comparable (based on what we can see online right now), and as both sit roughly equidistant from the very heart of Venice, that’s worth noting.

The cost

At the time of writing, this is what the cash rates look like (including taxes and fees):

• August: $250 – $350 most nights
• September: $480 – $550 most nights
• October first 3 weeks: $385 – $500 most nights
• October last week: $310 – $330 most nights
• November: $230 – $260 most nights
• December: $200 – $250 most nights (except New Year)
• January: $200 – $250 most nights
• February: $240 – $280 most nights
• March: $250 – $290 most nights
• April: $390 – $420 most nights
• May: $450 – $500 most nights
• June: $420 – $460 most nights

And these are what the points costs look like:

• August: 45,000 – 70,000 per night
• September: 100,000 – 110,000 per night
• October first 3 weeks: 90,000 – 105,000 per night
• October last week: 70,000 – 80,000 per night
• November: 40,000 – 65,000 per night
• December: 40,000 – 50,000 per night (excluding New Year)
• January: 40,000 – 50,000 per night
• February: 45,000 – 50,000 per night
• March: 50,000 – 60,000 per night
• April: 70,000 – 80,000 per night
• May: 85,000 – 100,000 per night
• June: 80,000 – 95,000 per night

So, what can we take away from this? Well …

We value IHG One Rewards points at 0.4 cents each (based on the value we feel we can get out of them with relative ease) and that means that there are quite a few dates on which using points rather than cash would make sense.

Take March next year as an example. Nightly cash rates mostly sit between $250 and $290 while the more expensive nights for points redemptions sit at around 60,000. Those 60,000 points are, to us, worth $240, so using points instead of cash on most nights in March should see us come out ahead.

Even in May (a great month to visit Venice) there’s value to be had. The more expensive nights cost around 100,000 points (which we value at $400) while the cash rates mostly sit between $450 and $500 per night.

Whether we think that spending that many points on a small entry-level room is a good idea is a separate matter. Based on the numbers, if you’re happy to book this hotel in the first place, using points may well save you some cash at various times of year.

Bottom line

The Venice Times is a small hotel located in a part of Venice that’s easy to reach from the mainland, and in some months it looks like it could offer IHG One Rewards members an opportunity to get good value out of their points.

That being said, if you’re hoping to be near the main sights, it’s hard to get away from the fact that the hotel’s location isn’t great, and if that doesn’t bother you, it’s hard to get away from the fact that the Hotel Indigo (which is roughly the same distance away from the main sights) offers larger rooms at approximately the same rates.

Link to The Venice Times homepage