We had a lovely time in Andrea's apartment. He was in great contact with us leading up to the trip, and was kind enough as to help us figure out the best way to park our cars and get into Venice. He was out of town when we arrived, but his father, Federico, was on hand to greet us at the shuttle station and walk us to the apartment. They were both totally lovely and very flexible as it took us a little longer than expected to get into town.

The apartment is great. It's located in a quiet little alley right off of the main avenue through Cannaregio. It took us maybe ten minutes to walk there with Federico, and he let us know, en route, that we could take the vaporetto back to the parking garage in Tronchetto, which we did and which was much faster. There's a stop about five minutes from the place.

The apartment is definitely up four flights of stairs, but we got used to that. It's a cosy place, but lovely and full of light. There are air conditioners in the two bedrooms, and the fridge was stocked with bottles of water (much appreciated after the walk from the station and the stairs). There's a nice kitchen, a nice bathroom (with a washing machine). The place is ringed around with beautiful views of the rooftops of Venice.

As I say, there's easy access to the vaporetto, but Venice is a nice walking city, and we found the apartment a good jumping off point for our walks to the various landmarks we checked out. There's a gelateria right outside the door, and a whole bunch of cafes within a stone's throw of the front entrance, if you're not looking to go far afield.

We had a great time here. We'd definitely book again!