We stayed in Barbara's apartment for 2 nights in July 2013. My family of 5 had a great stay there. Natasha, the apartment manager, met us at there and was very understanding when we were late since it took us more time to get to the apartment from the airport than we anticipated. The apartment is located on the second story and you have to go up a steep staircase to get up. We didn't have problems with this but it was a little bit intimidating at first (with our luggage especially). We slept two people to each bedroom and one person took the couch in the kitchen/common room area.

We loved the neighborhood - it was simply beautiful and rustic and everything we imagined Venice would be. It's removed from the touristy St. Marks area and right next to a small canal. There was a cafe right around the corner where we sat and had coffee in the morning and we found a great Italian restaurant a 2-minute walk away that was wonderful. We also enjoyed a local gelaterria and bakery. It was pretty easy to get around since we were near the San Basilio vaporetto station and a little longer walk away from some other stations like Ca Rezzonico and Accademia. I liked that we were in a quieter part of town since it was a lot more relaxing.

We stayed there during a very hot part of the year but found that by opening all the windows and using the fans that were provided, we kept cool in the apartment. In fact, we returned to the apartment each afternoon to rest before heading out each evening.

Thanks for a very pleasant stay, Natasha and Barbara!