Coming from Canada, I was nervous of which area to choose to stay in venice, how to get from airport and to cruise port, and how do I manage luggage over all the bridges.
I choose Francesca and maurizios place and hoped for the best..and we truly got the best.
[ ] My fears were baseless. We landed in venice, hooked in free wifi at airport to message francesca that we arrived, then asked someone where to go to get to alilaguna orange. We were pointed upstairs where there is ticket booth to purcase tickets. One way is 15 euros. It is 10 minute walk from ticket booth to where you get on boat. Francescas apt is last on the stop. Putting luggage into alilaguna was easier than I thought. They will help you if you need help. We were starting to worry when we passed all the stops where there are many outdoor cafes and great vibes in those neighborhoods such as rialto. When we got to our stop, giglio, a beautiful lady came to us, francesca. She greeted us warmly and walked us to apartment 30 seconds from the stop. There is a large indoor "garden" that the 800 year old doors open into. It is open air so nice and cool inside. You walk up two stories to your large apartment. There is pull out sofa, tv ( who needs tv in venice) table for 4, microwave, 4 burner stove, and dishwasher as well as washing machine. The bed is very comfortable. The BEST is the 3 large windows that open onto the canal. You fling open the window and yell Buon giorno to the venetian world. We LOVED watching all the action in the canal and listening to the singing in the gondolas. We discovered we were in an exceptionally convenient area minutes from san marco, rialto, incredible restaurants, ( you MUST go to Anonimor Veneziano) coop food market, and open air veggie and fruit market. So very happy we choose this apartment