When renting an apartment a few things come to mind. Is the apartment easy to get to? Is the HOST easy to get ahold of with any and all questions answered? Does the HOST provide tips and pointers for your stay? And finally does the apartment live up to the listing? Lemme address each one…
The apartment is a breeze to get to from the Santa Lucia train station. Easy 5 minute walk which helps instead of having to fight the crowds on the water boat or spending money on a water taxi. Super convenient.
The HOST Elena got back with us with 10-15 mins and was incredibly helpful and patient leading up to our stay. She never made us feel like we were bothering her when we asked many questions before we arrived and even sent a type of “welcome message “prior to arrival. In the welcome message she told us precise directions on how to get to the apartment from Santa Lucia with suggestions on grocery store and markets to stop at on our way. She even had suggestions for restaurants in the area. We tried two and both were fantastic. The information she provided and accessibility to Elena before and during our stay was by far the best we have had of any Airbnb HOST. Truly.
Sometimes you see an apartment in the listing and think to yourself are the pictures old and does it truly look as it does in the photos or maybe the lighting makes the apartment look better than actually it is? Well this apartment is exactly how it looks in the pictures. As a matter of fact the apartment is better than the photos. You have a view from 5 windows in the apartment from the 2nd floor looking down at the canal. Absolutely breathtaking. And all five windows open to take in the sights and sounds of Venice and the canal below. It is in a very unique section of Venice away from tourist spots but close enough to walk to them within 15 mins.
This apartment helped make our vacation. Accommodations can have a huge impact on a vacation and let me assure you this apartment along with the kind and hospitable HOST Elena will enhance your time in Venice. I assure you it will. We have 6 in our party. 3- 14 year olds girls and 3 adults and we slept beyond comfortably and had all the room in the world to spare in this apartment. I would give my absolute highest recommendation for this apartment.