The long industrial island across the Giudecca Canal, with Belmond Hotel Cipriani's 1-star Oro at one end and a real residential quarter with neighbourhood trattorias at the other.
Skyline crowns the Hilton Molino Stucky on Giudecca, a former flour mill turned hotel that hosts the city's highest rooftop bar, with a signature cocktail.
Tip: The hotel runs a free shuttle boat from San Marco Giardinetti; book a sunset slot for the strongest light on the dome of the Salute. Cocktails sit around twenty five euros.
Sagra crowns the fourth floor of the JW Marriott Venice on Isola delle Rose, with a 360-degree lagoon panorama, an open kitchen running modern Italian.
Tip: The hotel runs a free shuttle from San Marco; arrive 18:30 for an aperitivo seat on the terrace edge before the dining tables claim the rail. Closed through the winter months.