We recently stayed at Francesca's apartment with our three kids (11, 17 and 20). Francesca's communication prior to our stay and during was fantastic. Very attentive, easy directions. Her sister met us at the vaporetti stop and walked us to the apartment (three minutes away) and gave us great restaurant recommendations.

The apartment is just as it appears in pictures. It was spacious enough and perfectly located for walking all over venice. It was fun being on a canal frequented by gondolas. The apartment was charming, clean and well stocked.

The bedrooms were very large and beds very comfy. There is a small dining area between the bedrooms, but no living room. There's a couch in one of the bedrooms and an overstuffed chair in the other. We did most of our late afternoon socializing on the balcony.