We spent the first days of 2016 in the apartment and it was a wonderful place to stay while visiting Venice.
It is hard to imagine a better location: In the ground floor of a palace with an interesting history, facing the Grand Canal, in front of Rialto Market and with a busy small canal on the side. Just looking through its windows, you can relax and watch life passing in front of you. Also, the “dry door” of the Palazzo opens to Strada Nuova, a lively street with many restaurants, shops and a good size supermarket.
Inside, the apartment is very well furnished, equipped and decorated. The beds and sofa are very comfortable. Although we only used the kitchen for breakfast, it is well equipped to prepare full meals. The decoration and lighting make it very cosy, particularly in cold and rainy days, like the ones we have experienced. We enjoyed the guides and books about Venice around the shelves and, of course, the wine that our host left for us as a welcome gift.
Our host Stefano has been very kind and helpful answering our questions before our trip and also during our stay. He was extremely kind to allow us to have a late check out, since our flight had a late afternoon departure.
After hearing our experience and watching our photos, I anticipate that some of our family and friends will stay at Palazzo Smith Valmarana when the visit Venice.