Lovely charming little house tucked away from the main Cannaregio street, provides a great quiet retreat from the noise and tourists, yet close to everything. Perfect location. Alilaguna orange line stops at Guglie stop, which is a few minutes away. Train station is very close as well. Vaporetto stop S.Marcuola - Casino on the Grand Canal is 5 min away. 25 min walk to Piazza San Marco.
The house is spacious, with character like on the photos. Apart from the carpets, they weren’t in the house during our stay. There is a lot of storage in the bedroom. Great big wardrobe, but not enough hangers. Big chest of drawers, bedside tables and a bathroom sink unit provides lots of space for all your stuff. We found bed and pillows to be very comfortable too. There was plenty of extra blankets and a duvet. We used a duvet and found a duvet cover inside of chest of drawers.
Bathroom is spacious too. Shower cabin is outdated with traces of black mould and limescale, with shower head partly blocked and not letting all water out. Still washable though. No problems with pressure or hot water. Bathroom sliding door is made of obscure glass, which lets light and sound through. Wasn’t a problem for us, but could be for some.
Kitchen seemed equipped. We made a salad, washed some fruit, cut cheeses, which bought at the Rialto Market. We didn’t cook but used a cooker to boil some water in a saucepan as there is no kettle. There is a dishwasher and dish soap liquid and a sponge, but no tea towel and surface wiping cloth.
On a down side, the house, especially the bedroom and bathroom, was very very dusty. There was so much different hair everywhere on the floor and surfaces, making it clear that the place hasn’t been properly cleaned for a while, it was truly upsetting. Cutlery was dirty too. The cleaning fee of £61 seemed very unreasonable. We wanted to clean ourselves but there was no cleaning equipment provided.
Communication with Lorenzo was good, but unfortunately he didn’t send anyone to clean.
Check in and check out was easy. Lorenzo sent a link for check in and to pay tourist tax in advance. Also, he gave me a phone number of Simon, who was in charge of our stay. Simon didn’t meet us in person, but sent me pictures of how to get inside and the location of the key. We left the key where we found it at the check out. No problem.
All in all, the house is great, shame it was dirty.