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Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
Venice, Veneto, Italy · Hilton Hotels & Resorts · Core Luxury
On Giudecca's western tip, Swiss industrialist Giovanni Stucky raised a Neo-Gothic flour mill and pasta factory between 1884 and 1895 to designs by Ernst Wullekopf, supplied by boats across the lagoon. At its peak roughly 1,500 workers turned out 50 tons of flour a day, among Europe's largest mills, before permanent closure in 1955. Restoration began in 1998; a fire on 15 April 2003 damaged the tower mid-conversion, yet the complex opened as Hilton Molino Stucky in June 2007 as Venice's largest hotel, with a rooftop pool above the San Marco basin.
- 379 rooms
- Opened 2007
- Neighborhood: Giudecca
- Architect: Ernst Wullekopf
About Hilton Molino Stucky Venice
- Ernst Wullekopf's Neo-Gothic mill for Giovanni Stucky still anchors the western end of Giudecca near the old Fortuny village.
- At industrial peak the mill employed about 1,500 people and produced 50 tons of flour daily, making it one of Europe's largest such works.
- After decline from the 1910s, the mill closed for good in 1955 and sat empty until Acqua Pia Antica Marcia took it on in 1994.
- A major fire on 15 April 2003 hit the tower and centre during hotel conversion; the east wall nearly collapsed into the canal.
- The restored Hilton opened in June 2007 with plans for 379 rooms, a rooftop pool, and a 2,000-seat conference hall.
History
Hilton Molino Stucky Venice occupies a former flour mill and pasta factory on Giudecca Island, a rare survival of Venice’s industrial past. The mill was built between 1884 and 1895 for Swiss businessman Giovanni Stucky and designed by architect Ernst Wullekopf in a Neo-Gothic style. By the late nineteenth century it had become one of the largest mills in Europe, supplied by boats across the lagoon and expanded to include a pasta operation; Hilton’s history page says that at its peak 1,500 people worked there and the mill produced 50 tons of flour a day. The building declined after the 1910s and closed in 1955, then sat through decades of disuse before restoration began under the Sovrintendenza alle Belle Arti in 1998. A major fire on 15 April 2003 badly damaged the tower and central sections during the conversion works, but the project continued under Hilton’s partnership with Acqua Pia Antica Marcia. The restored complex reopened as Hilton Molino Stucky in June 2007, and Hilton says it became the largest hotel in Venice after a careful restoration and conversion. Today the hotel’s appeal lies in that unusually legible industrial shell: a mill with a specific founder, architect, and working life, reborn as a contemporary waterfront hotel without losing the scale of its original purpose.
The setting
Hilton Molino Stucky Venice occupies a Neo-Gothic flour mill complex at Giudecca, 810, on the western end of Giudecca island, built 1884,1895 by Swiss-Venetian industrialist Giovanni Stucky to designs by Ernst Wullekopf and once one of Europe's largest mills before closing in 1955 and reopening as a hotel in 2007. The Gallerie dell'Accademia is nine minutes on foot via the waterfront, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection thirteen minutes, and Santa Maria della Salute seventeen , direct access to Dorsoduro's arts corridor. The building's rooftop terrace is the highest in Venice, commanding sweeping views of the San Marco basin and the historic skyline. 2.5 km from Rialto Bridge.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Rooftop bar
- Pet-friendly
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