Marzia was a lovely host, very warm friendly and informative when we met her, which was rarely in our 6 night stay, as she lives on the mainland and works. she answered all queries instantly and speaks excellent English and sent us a map so we could find the apartment easily.
The apartment was well stocked with kitchen equipment and everything else we needed, and the shower worked really well. We loved how quiet the apartment was at night , no problem sleeping at all, and although there is no air conditioning, there was a fan in the bedroom which kept us comfortable at night and was pretty silent. Also it was only a 10 minute walk to 2 waterbus stops, so with our three day pass we were able to go wherever we wanted quite easily, although it was a bit of a trek by foot to St Marks. We would highly recommend the Smiling House to other guests, especially those who like peace and quiet!