The Flat is in a lovely location with a row of lovely restaurants and bars running along the canal directly outside. There is a really well stocked COOP supermarket within 5 mins walk. Be careful as most convenience stores do close earlier than you may be used to. Getting to the flat from St Lucia station is much easier than we thought. We are a family of 5 and had 2 weeks worth of baggage including a car seat. We were anxious about getting there. Anna provided great help here We took a Vaparetto from train station around to Orto which is 6 mins from flat. We made great use of Google Maps which won’t eat your data if you turn that off. In hindsight we would have perhaps walked as there is a main route from station that takes you all the way to St Marks sq. the flat is in a street running parallel to it. We used a “stow your bag” facility 400m from station along this route. This is 33 per day for maxi locker (4 small cabin bags max). If you are flying back from VCE the Orange line which is operated by Alaguna has a stop at Guglie which is only 200m from Where we stored the bags. We made the mistake if booking tickets online. The issue being we had to go to one of the companies ticket offices to validate the ticket before use. This meant a quick dash back to the train station. What we should have done was either buy these tickets at the tobacco stand next to the boat quay or paid the driver onboard (cash only on board).
The one bit I’d advise I would give is not to fret to much about where you stay in Venice. I lost a lot of sleep about this. You can get anywhere to anywhere easily. I would advise buying the day or multi day Vaparetto tickets if you intend on going in more than 2 trips per day. If not and you are happy to stroll you may find they are not worth it (1 day €20 ppn over 6 yrs old. 2 day €30). If you are anywhere near St Marks do expect to pay a lot more for everything even if on a quiet side street 300m away a cappuccino cost €5 instead of 2 most other places and a can of coke €5. Overall do expect to pay more than the rest of Italy or you may find it stressful. I would also think about having cash for access to some of the attractions. The tower in the island over from St Marks is amazing and offers great views of Venice and all the islands. However it is 8 ppn and cash only.
As for the flat. We were very happy with it. It is traditional with lots of dark wood. It is not as funky or plush as others. However it is also not as expensive. It has great AC which we really needed as 30+ when we were there. It is spacious, beds are comfy and all the kitchen bits and pieces worked. The bathrooms are fine too. If a little dated. But who really cares? The “balcony” is not a selling point as tiny and no views. However the views from the bedroom and living room are what you would hope for. Really light and offering expansive views of the city all the way to the tower at St Marks Sq.
remember the city tax to be paid in cash locally.
Thanks for a great stay Anna and her niece Ilaria who checked us in