Staying at Attilio's "apartamento di charme" was our first Airbnb experience and an ideal introduction to the service. Our party of two thoroughly enjoyed the apartment, which is recently renovated and very tastefully decorated. With two full bedrooms and two full, modern bathrooms (neither has a bathtub, but that was not a problem for us) the apartment would very comfortably accommodate four people.

The kitchen has virtually every type of appliance, utensil, cookware, dinnerware, and cutlery you could want--there's even a clothes washer in a closet off the kitchen. We shopped at a local food store to purchase eggs, bread, prosciutto, and cheese for breakfast to add to the juice, milk, coffee, and tea supplied by Attilio. In the evenings, we enjoyed two bottles of prosecco he had chilling for us in the refrigerator.

With separately controlled air conditioning units in every room, you can adjust the temperature exactly to your liking if the weather makes it inappropriate to have the windows open.

The apartment's location is ideal--within easy walking distance of the sights of Venice, but away from the crowds of tourists in San Marco. Canal views (from the living room, dining room, and one of the bedrooms) were part of what initially sold us on the apartment and we were not disappointed.

Attilio himself is delightful and goes out of his way to be welcoming. As other reviewers experienced, he met me at the Fondamente Nove when I arrived on the waterbus from the airport and led me to the apartment. I especially appreciated that he allowed me to check in the morning after a sleepless transatlantic flight, since no one had booked the apartment the night before. His English is excellent and he telephoned to be sure everything was to our liking.

I have visited Venice several times and experienced a variety of hotel accommodations. Attilio's appartamento di charme outshone them all. I hope the apartment will be available the next time we visit Venice and highly recommend it to other visitors.