Francesca was absolutely lovely. She was always attentive and smiling and helped us with getting around and gave us very detailed instructions for getting to the apartment. She was also very nice to allow us to check in early with a our multiple bags and print our train tickets for our trip to Cinque Terre. We had a lovely breakfast in the garden every morning with great expresso and it was more than enough to fuel us for a big day of sightseeing. The room was turned down after our first night as well.
At first I was hesitant about the area as it was not on the main Island. However, I highly recommend that you wake up early one day and walk around the island (the side that you are staying on). Early in the morning it is really lovely and I got to appreciate the island and take some fantastic pictures. Stores are getting their deliveries by boat, old men are fishing, dogs are being walked by locals, bakers are taking their morning expresso break, giant cruise ships are silently making their way through the harbour. It is kept really clean by the cleaners who come out every morning. There are beautiful streets and bridges and rose coloured lights lighting up the promenade at night. You can see over ot the main Island and all the glittering lights as well. Its too bad Airbnb dont allow you to post photos as well. I will be sending my snaps to Francesca to post on her profile if she sees fit.
The apartment itself is right behind the Hilton and the canal view room was truely magnificent. The vapporetti stop is about a 4 minute brisk walk (this is with luggage), I had to time it to be sure that when we left for an early connection, we had enought time to make the water bus. Just be mindful of mosquitoes if you leave your window open at night, thats a given regardless of where you are in the world.