Both my wife and I loved Martina's apartment! It was wonderfully located (10 min walk to S. Marco square and access to the canal). It's also a 5 min walk to a grocery store where you can stock up on essentials and, of course, wine! There is loads of space, especially in the enormous bedroom! While there was noisy construction going on in the building beside us, with the shutters closed and the AC on it's barely noticeable and quite comfortable temperature-wise (and that was in mid-July!). All of the amenities worked perfectly (wifi, A/C, dishwasher, etc). The stairs are somewhat steep, but that's to be expected. The only time it's an issue is when hauling your luggage.

Mimi (I assume Martina's contact in Venice) was fabulous! Extremely friendly and considerate; she met us at the Rialto bridge stop and guided us to the apartment with loads of suggestions along the way. If Mimi is the main contact person in Venice, a suggestion would be to have Mimi accessible either through Air b'n'b or email; we did not have a phone that could text (I had emailed Martina about this issue before we departed but did not hear back from her) and so had to call from the airport...not only waking Mimi up (we arrived early) but also likely costly. Still, that was a small frustration in what was an amazing experience!

In terms of things to see and do, definitely use the ACTV day(s) pass to get around rather than water taxis, and make sure you visit the islands too! If you want to do any of the church, palace or tower visits, do yourself a favour and get there for 8am. Venice doesn't really wake up until 9-10 so you'll skip the lines. For entertainment, check out the Venice Jazz Club (buy at the door, not online to save the 2 euro service fee)...intimate and cosy with great live music. For an excellent local-filled restaurant that is 3 mins from the apartment, check out Enoiteca Mascareta. The food, wine and service was superb and the prices (for Venice) were reasonable. Lots of character and characters!

Loved Venice, loved our apartment!