We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Roberta and Paolo's apartment. Paolo picked us up from the Vaporetto stop and before going to the flat, gave us a little tour of the neighbourhood (Dodge's Palace, St. Mark's Square and Basilica). The location is really great, you can walk to the Rialto bridge in under 10 minutes and it's less than a 5 minutes walk to the Dodge's Palace.

The apartment is very nice and clean. The kitchen was very well equiped, everything we needed was available. We arrived early in the morning after a long trian trip and when we arrived breakfast was available in the apartment. The bathroom was very clean and beatuiful. The bathtub itself is smaller than usual and the bathroom door is a bit low (people taller than 190 cm will have to duck), but those are minor points.

The only thing we were disapointed by in the flat was the second bed. The mechanism just does not work and the foot-end loses its support after any normal loading (like someone lying down in the bed). The result is a loud thud as the bed hits the floor everytime someone gets up. This isn't really a big deal, however, it started to frustrate us at the end of our stay. On the up side, the matress was good.

Paolo was a great host. Gumboots were available in the stairwell in case of acqua alta, as were umbrellas.

We will definately come again!