This apartment feels really special. It is in the most incredible location occupying the ground floor of a traditional Venetian Palazzo. The thee windows at the front literally open up onto the Grand Canal with the waters lapping against the walls a few feet below the sills, the magical river traffic of vaporettos and gondolas (including singing gondoliers!) passing by against a spectacular backdrop of the opposite bank of the canal filled with grand buildings and the museum of modern art. Inside the apartment is no letdown either, being very spacious, filled with interesting antique art from Italy and beyond, huge Murano glass chandeliers in every room, all coming together to give a wonderful quirky atmosphere of vintage decadence. The kitchen is basic but perfectly functional, the second bedroom has a double sofa bed that was perfectly comfortable for our kids. You can walk to St Marks Square and the Basilica in less than 20 mins, the Rialto in 10 mins. The palazzo does have a private jetty, but we didn’t use it as the Vaporetto (water bus) stop was less than 5 mins walk away. The surrounding area has a supermarket 2 mins away, and loads of cafes and restaurants in the immediately surrounding area. Nicola was a brilliant host, he’s friendly and welcoming, full of knowledge of the area and full of great suggestions of places to go, see and eat. His English is excellent. We couldn’t recommend this place enough.