We stayed in the apartment during Carnival time and it was a perfect location – not in the middle of the chaos near San Marco, but not too far either and everything was within walkable distance. Venice is lovely and you can pretty much walk anywhere so it was great to be in a secluded neighbourhood but still a 2 minute walk to shops and restaurants and about a 15-20 min walk to St Mark’s Square and other attractions.
The apartment itself was very comfortable and nice. It looks out on a small square and the front door opens out directly onto it. Still, it is tucked away in the corner so it was a good location.
It is cosy, yet quite roomy – the open plan sitting room and kitchen are a great space and there is a small double bedroom and a bathroom. The bathroom was just renovated and it was all done quite nicely. We needed the heating a bit but that worked very nicely and kept the apartment nice and warm. We did not use the kitchen as there are sooo many options to eat out nearby but it looked like it had everything you need if you were to make any use of it.
Unfortunately the wifi did not work for our whole stay and even though Andrea tried to contact the internet company to fix it, as it was the weekend it did not get sorted, but that was only a small annoyance.
The check in process was very smooth and we simply made our way to the apartment where we were met with the keys and given a quick tour of the flat. Andrea was very friendly and helpful.
I suppose the only negative was to do with the price. As mentioned, we visited during Carnival time and booked this several months in advance. A month or so later we were told that they had forgotten to update the prices on AirBnB to reflect the higher charge period during Carnival time, so we either had to pay these or have our booking cancelled. By then there was nothing else available we could rent so we had no choice but to pay extra to keep our boking although we did agree to split the difference.
But anyway, we had a great time, the apartment was lovely and we would not hesitate to rent it again if needed.