Really elegant apartment in a wonderful location in the Cannaregio. Even at the height of tourist season in August this neighborhood was surprisingly calm; just walk off the main street (Strada Nova) a couple blocks and you’ll feel like you have the whole neighborhood to yourself. The apartment is elegant, very clean, spacious, and full of Paolo’s wonderful music and books. It is equipped with air conditioning on both floors, although it doesn’t quite reach the main bedroom until you run it for awhile, which does start to feel wasteful (well, we were in Venice during a heat wave!). I loved the bed too, quite firm. The kitchen is sunny and lovely, it was great to sit there in the mornings and let the light come in, and look out at night to see the crescent moon over Venice. The second floor attic room is super super adorable and again very spacious (though tall people might not do well with the low slanting ceiling). We loved Paolo, we loved Cannaregio, it was a wonderful stay!