I highly recommend staying at Stefano and Nika’s beautiful, classic Venetian apartment. My wife, our 15-year-old daughter and her friend stayed two nights at the apartment in mid-March. In my opinion, it would be hard to beat this apartment for many reasons:
•	Centrally located, easily accessible, quiet local neighborhood – the apartment is on the second floor (no lift) of a building in Campo San Polo, with both access from the canal and the interior of the square. You can walk to all the top attractions in 5-10 minutes. The San Toma’ vaporetto stop on the Grand Canal is only a four-minute walk, with only one bridge to cross if you are carrying your luggage. We paid the extra money to take a water taxi directly from the airport to the apartment’s dock, where we met one of Nika’s team to store our luggage (for 30 euros) since we arrived prior to check-in time.
•	Very large, classic Venetian, beautiful apartment with plenty of space for 4-5 people – The picture on the Airbnb site accurately shows the beauty of this property. It was very special to stand outside on one of the 4 balconies while drinking coffee, watching the boats and residents below go about their day. You feel like you’re living in an old palace or home of a noble family, with wall-to-wall marble flooring and Venetian glassware everywhere. The two main bedrooms have one large bed and two twins, and the dining room can be set up with another twin cot/bed. Both full bathrooms are large by European standards. The kitchen has everything you need, including a Nespresso coffee maker/ pods, a dishwasher, and a washing machine and dryer (be sure to ask for instructions).
•	One of the highlights of our time in Venice was meeting Stefano and Nika at their glass factory on Murano island. Their shop is a minute walk on the main street from the vaporetto stop. Their shop is huge, with thousands of beautiful chandeliers, glass sculptures, and glassware. Nika and Stefano gave us a tour and explained the history of glass-making in general and their personal history. Both were extremely friendly, gracious, recommended a spot for dinner, and made us feel very welcome in their city. The apartment has been in Stefano’s family for many years. Meeting such nice people made the stay that much more special.
•	Tips – the restaurant on the corner of Campo San Polo, Barraria La Corte, was one of the best meals we had in Venice. Our favorite gelato was Gelatoteca Suso, just west of the Rialto Bridge.