This is such a super apartment. The owner has made sure it's beautifully decorated and cared for. It's modern and clean, with a washing machine, oven and all conveniences. But it also has a lot of character: there's carved wooden furniture which has obviously been much loved and cared for in the past.
The location is perfect: it's within 5-10 mins walk of St Mark's Square and even less to the nearest Vaporetti stop at Santa Angelo. There's lift access after the first 10 steps or so, and just three steps inside the apartment. This meant that my 87-year old mother, who finds steps a little challenging, could manage without problems.
There was air conditioning in the living room and both bedrooms, which was much appreciated due to the heat whilst we were there. And there are mosquito nets on the main windows, allowing us to get a good breeze without getting bitten.
The bedrooms and bathroom are at one end of the apartment, and three steps lead from there into the kitchen/diner and then living room, with its tiny balcony. This elongated design gives a sense of space and privacy, if there are three of you staying here, as there were for us.
The main bedroom, a double room, has ample storage space and high, opening windows, plus the air conditioning unit, which was both very efficient and quiet. The black-out curtains pull across when needed, and made this a dark and very quiet room at night.The second bedroom is a small single room, with a fairly narrow bed, which was perfect for my mother. She's happy with natural light and the fact that there was no black-out for her high window.
It's worth mentioning the refuse situation in Venice, which takes a bit of getting used to. There are three separate rubbish bins in the flat: one for paper, one for glass/tins and the third for everything else. There's a floating boat which takes your rubbish if you can get up in time: from 6.30-8.30am. We didn't manage it, but if you're very lucky, the refuse collectors ring the doorbell first thing and you can race down with your rubbish bags. But the owner was fine, had we not been able to do this.
The owner's induction and greeting process is second to none. He spent a lot of time explaining the set up, and we appreciated that so much. Our last Air B&B place just left us to it, but this a five star reception. The only confusing aspect was at the booking stage. I thought I'd booked and paid for a two-bed apartment, but using the second bedroom meant an additional charge. It took a couple of emails before I understood this.
We would love to stay here again and recommend it highly. In fact, we couldn't have wished for a better flat, in a better location, or managed by a better host.