Stay here if you are looking for accommodation in Venice - really! We have been so lucky with our Airbnb experience and Michela and her canal apartment really took it to another level.
To start with, Michela is a lovely host. She is very warm, friendly and informative in her communication, providing us information on how to reach Venice and how to get around before we even arrived. Upon arrival she met us at the nearest water bus stop and took us to the apartment and gave us a map and detailed information on restaurants, Venice and its sites. She also very kindly provided milk, juice, coffee, champagne, biscuits and the makings for pasta. She really is the consummate host!
The apartment is wonderful! It is beautifully designed (having been recently renovated), overlooks a quiet canal from the kitchen, living room and bedroom and has EVERYTHING you could ever need included - fast wifi, washing machine etc etc etc and the king sized bed is super comfortable. The apartment is located close to the Academia Bridge and is only a 15 or so minute walk to the San Marco basilica (which is stunning), weaving past lots of little shops. There are restaurants in the same street as the apartment (which is really quiet) and a supermarket about 5 minutes walk away.
Overall both the apartment and host were fantastic and we'd love to come back! Thank you :)