Communications with Emma were excellent with lots of information on how to get to the apartment. We were met at the Arsennale boat station by Stefano, who was also a perfect host.
The apartment is really beautiful. Full of character and very well represented by the photos on the ABNB site. It is well laid out and spacious, and has lots of useful storage to orgaise all your stuff.
It is also very well sited – five minutes from the Biennale sites and only a little further from Saint Mark’s square – but also in a very quiet part of the old-style Venice-Castello area. And - very easy to find after a day spent getting lost in Venice’s labyrinth of streets!
It is well equipped with a full kitchen, tea towels, etc. and the stove and washer-dryer work really well. We found useful condiments and hand and washing gels.
The upstairs bed space is a useful addition though the low ceiling and access stairs might limit its use to able bodied guests. We had no problems at all. The mattresses are futons – we loved them but again they may not be to everybody’s taste.
All the shops, restaurants and bars you might need are only a few minutes’ walk away and Ema has provided full written instructions on where to find local amenities and on how to work the washing machine.
All in all, I can heartily recommend this apartment.