We really enjoyed staying in Lu's apartment and would thoroughly recommend it. The photographs really do not do the apartment justice - it is much more grand and palatial than they suggest. The apartment is filled with antique Venetian art, glassware and furniture, and feels very grand indeed. The canal views are a great extra!

The San Polo area is great - it's roughly between the train/bus stations and the main tourist area of San Marco - roughly a 15min walk to each. Like the rest of Venice, it is filled with very narrow and winding laneways, and is exceptionally easy to get lost! Thankfully Lu met us at the stop for the water buses and walked us to the apartment. We were arriving on New Year's Eve and Lu was very helpful in recommending restaurants and bars that would be open, and was very responsive to messages beforehand.

The only possible improvement would be some form of internet access during the stay.