Maria's house is just as described - comfortable, clean, spacious, perfect for our family of 4 (2 adults and 2 older teens). We had a wonderful week in Venice and the house's location was a perfect, peaceful base for exploring this beautiful city. We had long, long days out, walking and exploring, it was like coming home at the end of the day and we were able to relax and rest before starting again the next day. We mainly ate out but the house is well equipped for cooking at home.

Everything went smoothly, from the communication before leaving the UK, to the instructions and the journey. We were met by a smiling Ludovica (Maria's niece) on our arrival who was lovely and welcoming. She gave us lots of recommendations for places to visit and eat. Particularly grateful for recommendations of vegetarian restaurants (loved 'Orient Experience') and as well as confirming we should visit the Peggy Guggenheim, she also suggested the Tre Occi, which we loved and would have missed had Ludovica not taken then time to find out the type of things we were interested in seeing.

Cannareggio is a lovely neighbourhood to stay in. It was good to get away from the hustle and bustle of the more touristy spots. A big thank you to both Maria and Ludovica. We were very sad to leave Venice but will treasure our time there.