This Ponti Raspi apartment in a 15th century palace was a perfect place from which to explore Venice. All the sites we wanted to see were within walking distance, and of course, just a few minutes walk to the Rialto bridge. Paolo and Dimitri arranged transportation from the airport and it was fantastic! The water taxi ride, on the way from the airport, went into the Grand Canal so in our first minutes in Venice we were already seeing the best views of any tour. Dimitri met us at the water taxi stop to help us with luggage and show us to the apartment. He took the time to explain everything very well so we were very at ease and no stress. We felt very welcome. The apartment was beautiful, well outfitted, and of course on a canal with a great view. Staying in this 15th century converted palace made us really experience the “real Venice” as we could just go out the door and we were in a picture perfect spot on a bridge over a canal in Venice!