We enjoyed a wonderful few days in Venice. Michela's apartment is so central to everything that we didn't need to take a taxi or vaporetto anywhere, as we could walk around with ease! There is a convenient boat (the Alilaguna, a 55 minute trip) to the airport which leaves from near the Rialto Bridge, just a 10 minute walk from the apartment. The weather was perfect at this time of year (end of March), sunny and warm in the daytime and cool at night. Relatively few tourists around made our visits to the sights much easier. What appeared like a long queue for San Marco's Basilica was in fact very well organised and moved quickly so we only had to wait 10 minutes to get in (and it's free). There were virtually no other visitors to the Accademia at the time we went - and this was certainly one of the highlights of our visit, with wonderful works of Venetian art on display.
Michela's apartment is on the top floor of an old building with stupendous views across the Grand Canal. The photographs on the website are very accurate and we were certainly not disappointed with the view! Lots of action on the waterfront all day long, with the market down on the street below, and boats coming and going on the canal all the time. Very comfortable and warm in the apartment for our stay. Although the kitchen space is a bit small, it didn't in any any way prevent us from preparing and cooking all our meals there. Michela and Giovanni were especially considerate in helping us find our way to and from the apartment and communication was excellent. Thank you so much, we would love to return some day. Best wishes, Ruth and Neil