If I ever go back to Venice, I will be sure to reserve this apartment well in advance! Paolo and Ricardo were excellant hosts. Our flight from London to Venice was delayed by 3 1/2 hours, and we arrived by boat at a drop off point around 1:00AM in the morning. Paolo and Ricardo were there waiting to greet us and escort us to the apartment, a short walk away. I was very worried and nervous about arriving so late, but Paolo and Ricardo relieved all stress. Thank you both for welcoming us at such a late hour.

We were shown the apartment and Paolo and Ricardo went over all the particulars that we would need to know about - how to contact them, TV, Internet access, kitchen, A/C, maps, etc. They even left us a light breakfast for the morning including croissants, yogurt, fruit, juice and water. Coffee was also available for the morning.

The apartment was beautiful. Nicely decorated, clean and modern. There were 2 bedrooms with 1 queen bed and 2 twins in another bedroom. The living room was very spacious and offered a large dining table to seat 6. In the morning we opened our bedroom and kitchen windows to witness a glorious view of the canal the apartment sits on. It was perfectly situated and less than a 10 minute walk to St. Mark's square, Rialto bridge, train station and market. Very quiet neighborhood. 4 umbrellas were there for our use as we needed them one day. We also were glad to wash some clothes in the washing machine, and were excited to hang our clothes out to dry on the available clothesline.

If you need a 2 bedroom apartment in venice to rent, don't look any further. If this is available, take it.