Having read some of the reviews and looked at the other pics we were pleasently surprised by the apartment. If you like eccentric and slightly old skool then this place is perfect.
Easy to navigate to a supermarket, bakery, pizza joint and a decent restaurant all within five mins of the front door.
The five floors of steps are easier coming down for sure and we counted on a good day 99 on bad (two bottles of wine over dinner day) day 101 - anyhoo the exercise did ya good.
Considering you are staying in an old Palazzio (Palace) with amazing courtyard right by the canal with the smell of Jasmin and honeysuckle- amazing place.
Without doubt the roof terrace was spectacular- 360 degree uninterrupted views of the city and its magnificent domes and spires and towers - great place to sit and watch the sun go down.
Jewish ghetto we found best place for authentic food, good (cheap) wine and drinks - sitting on the side of the canal with the locals made a difference from sitting in a tourist square staring at other tourists (boring and expensive) all the stories you may hear about venice being expensive could and probably are true but if you wander three blocks away from the traps you will find lovely local places to eat and drink.
Do not be afraid to look or be lost - EVERYONE GETS LOST and everyone is trying to get a good signal for google maps even Italian tourists -
God knows how they used to do it using a paper map 😱😂😱😂
Gondolas are cute but river taxis are classy and more or less the sale price. Public waterway boats are great value but do get crowded.
All in all our first trip to venice was amazing - don’t pack allot of luggage there are over 400 bridges, no vehicles or even bikes you will regret having to lug a bunch of stuff your not gonna use on thIs trip more than any other - explore, get lost, have fun, drink Asperol and my fav which was Martini and Campari in a whiskey glass - wow