This is a wonderful, spacious, elegant, light apartment at the top of a 16th- century house, in a quiet little courtyard (though close to San Marco and the bay), with views from one room up and down a canal (Rio del Greci) and from another into a quiet little church yard (Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Greci). We very much enjoyed our stay. We were met by Marco’s friend Ida, who was pleasant, friendly, and helpful about some queries we had about local life. Essential information about the apartment is conveniently available in a laminated binder (e.g., garbage and recycling). The apartment is well stocked with essentials. The beds are clean, comfortable and large (though they need more pillows); the towels are white, clean, and abundant. The shower worked well; the bath had a spa feature (which we did not use). And they had two sets of keys for our use.

Since our week in Venice was unusually, furiously hot (100F / 40C every day without respite at night) we were delighted (and relieved) that the apartment had air-conditioning (not mentioned in the online description, I believe)—it’s not an exaggeration to say that the AC humanized our visit and made it possible for us to sleep and to sally forth to enjoy the wonders of La Serenissima in a way that would have been impossible without it. In fact, anyone with a physical disability or a heart condition should know that (especially in the heat) the steep climb up 3 long floors of stone steps to the top of the house is challenging, to say the least.