Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort hosts conferences, gala dinners, receptions and meetings in nine event spaces, with event capacity for up to 2,000 guests in total. Private hire is possible from a single space to the entire hotel. The resort stands on the Lido of Venice, along Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi, with its own private beach.
Seminars and company events
The resort lists meetings and corporate events among the occasions it hosts, and it separates its spaces by use. Sala Stucchi, for 700 guests, is the ballroom for gala dinners, conferences and high-profile events. Sala Tropicana faces the sea and takes up to 750 guests for conferences and large events, and it can be split into three spaces. Four smaller rooms serve meetings and presentations: the Blue Room for 110, Sala Torcello and Sala Burano for 100 each, and Foyer Poveglia, a pre-function space for 130.
The Red Carpet Room, for 750, is described as the arrival space for welcome drinks and branded event moments. Together with the Foyer Poveglia, which hosts registration, coffee breaks and networking, it lets an organiser build a full conference day without leaving the resort.
Weddings and receptions
The resort lists celebrations among its occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries and proposals. Weddings are not named on the pages consulted, so couples should ask the resort directly. For social events and receptions, three outdoor and beachfront settings are available: Terrazza dei Fiori, a terrace for 160 guests used for cocktail receptions and sunset events, the private beach, and the Elimar Beach Bar and Restaurant, for 450 guests.
Rooms and capacities
The official spaces page gives one maximum figure per space, not figures per layout. Sala Tropicana and the Red Carpet Room hold up to 750 guests each. Sala Stucchi holds 700. Elimar Beach Bar and Restaurant holds 450. Terrazza dei Fiori holds 160. Foyer Poveglia holds 130, the Blue Room 110, and Sala Torcello and Sala Burano 100 each.
Floor areas are not published, so organisers should ask for plans and for layout-by-layout capacities when they select a room.
Catering
The resort refers to catering and flowers as part of its event service. Dining options on site include the beach restaurant. The pages consulted give no menus or supplier rules, so ask whether an in-house team or an outside caterer serves each space.
History and setting
The resort stands on the Lido, the barrier island across the lagoon from Venice, which hosts the Venice Film Festival each year. The hotel gives that festival its own page on its site. Its address is Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi 41, on the seafront of the island.
Getting there
The Lido is reached by water from Venice. Venice Marco Polo Airport is the nearest airport. Groups should ask the resort how guests and equipment are brought across the lagoon and which boat services are used.
