This was our very first trip to Venice as a family and Lorenzo’s apartment was absolutely perfect for us. It’s almost exactly halfway between the Rialto bridge (which is also a convenient place to reach by water shuttle) and the Piazza San Marco (the main square in Venice). Both are perhaps a five minute walk from the apartment. It’s a busy area with hundreds of shops, restaurants, cafes, and what not. And yet, Lorenzo’s place is not terribly noisy, thanks to it being on a little street that is itself mostly free of stores. (Regarding noise levels: You will hear the church bells. No avoiding those.)
So the location is as great as could be hoped for, but the place itself isn’t shabby either! Everything is super clean, newish (at the time of this writing), and well-equipped. The master bedroom has late-eighteenth (restored) furniture, but the mattress and pillows we’re comfortable. Everything else is modern, and actually quite spatious (surprising when you see how packed central Venice is!).
Finding the place was not an issue because Lorenzo carefully arranged our meeting at the Rialto water is station and guided us to his place. He also showed us around and made us feel at home. As a very nice extra, he provided us with a map and gave us an overview of places to visit and how to get there.
We have some friends who expressed reservations about their trip to Venice, but for us it surpassed our expectations and an important contribution to that were the many qualities of Lorenzo’s appartement.