Behind the rustic exterior and up several flights of well worn steps was the perfect apartment for our family of four. We stayed three nights in August and wish we could have stayed more.
If you're looking for an authentic Venetian experience, this is it. Within a few steps you have a grocery store, several sit down restaurants, a fast food pizza place, and a frozen juice / smoothie stand that turns into a frozen cocktail business at night. If you never left the area within a hundred feet you could feel complete. You can even see the bridge where Madonna filmed her Like a Virgin video and have Burger King if that's what you like.
The noise level in the square picks up a little in the evening but by 8:30 or so everything quiets down. We kept the windows open so we could hear the crowds passing through and the music coming from the restaurants was just what we needed. At night we cranked down the A/C and slept just fine.
The apartment had everything we needed and then some. We were promptly greeted by Nicola, a local, who even shared custom Google maps with his favorite places. I can't think of a single thing that we would have changed and I'm proud to say that this was my very first AirBNB experience for which all others will be judged.
Uto was very prompt and kind. He's the kind of host that others should emulate.