The Palazzo Pisani Gritti is a Venetian Gothic palazzo on the north bank of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, across from the Church of the Salute. It lies in the Sestiere of San Marco. The original palace dates to the 14th century. In 1475 it was remodeled in Venetian Gothic style for the Pisani family, and in 1525 it became the private residence of Doge Andrea Gritti. The canal facade once held frescoes by Giorgione, which are now lost.
John Ruskin and his wife Effie lived there while he wrote The Stones of Venice.
In 1895 the palace became a hotel. In 1947 the Compagnia Italiana Grandi Alberghi bought it and renamed it the Gritti Palace Hotel. A major renovation ran from 2011 to 2013. The hotel has 82 rooms and is now part of Marriott's Luxury Collection.
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