The Venice Times Hotel to Join IHG, Bringing New Stay Option to the City Centre
IHG Hotels & Resorts has confirmed that The Venice Times hotel will be rebranded and added to its Vignette Collection by the end of 2025. Located in the heart of Venice’s historic centre, the property will retain its original structure and design. This marks IHG’s second partnership with the hotel’s Italian owners and reflects the group’s continued expansion in cities with high visitor demand across the country.
The rebranding will focus on updating internal systems while preserving the building’s layout and overall character. For travellers, these changes may help streamline planning and navigation. Key improvements include:
- Simplified and more accessible booking processes
- Support for multiple languages in communication and services
- Greater reliability in basic service operations
These updates follow a broader shift in urban tourism toward enhancing guest experience without contributing to overcrowding or major redevelopment in historic areas.
Walk out the front door and you're already part of the flow along Strada Nova, a lively stretch of shops, snack counters and mask workshops where locals pick up groceries and visitors discover something unexpected between two turns of the canal. Just around the corner, Campo San Leonardo hums with energy as locals haggle over fruit prices, flowers brighten up the stalls and quiet cafés catch the sun between laundry lines and chatter, offering a glimpse of Venice that never makes it into postcards.
Also nearby is the Ponte delle Guglie, a stone bridge overlooking quiet canals and moored gondolas, often bypassed by crowds heading to more famous bridges. A short walk in the opposite direction leads to the Jewish Ghetto in Cannaregio, one of the oldest of its kind in Europe, where travellers can wander through shaded courtyards and narrow alleys that preserve the city’s layered social and cultural history.
For those planning a trip to Venice, the hotel’s central location could simplify movement through a city where walking and water buses remain the main modes of travel. The rebranding may also bring a more predictable level of service and support, giving international visitors more confidence when staying in independent-style accommodations without losing the charm and scale of a local property.