The name “Magic View” is very fitting! The views and the apartment are even more beautiful than the pictures could show! Our family of 6 was very comfortable. It was 1,000 times better than any hotel room could ever be! We have been on a long European vacation through France, Switzerland and Italy and have stayed at 4 different airbnbs. This was our favorite place of all!
The beds and linens were high quality and very comfy. Each bed had two pillows per person - so four pillows on each bed - which we have not had in any of the other places. Plus each bedroom had a fabulous view of Venice. It was particularly nice to have 3 full bathrooms! It made things so much easier! There were plenty of towels and hand soap!
The kitchen was also awesome! It was so well stocked with everything you could need in the way of dishes, glassware, pots, pans, seasonings, even nice touches like complimentary coffee and sugar.
Also, a beautiful plate of fruit and a lovely bottle of Prosecco were waiting for us when we arrived. Evelyn greeted us at the boat stop, Fondamente Nove, from the airport. She walked us to the apartment, which was actually very convenient to the boat that goes to the airport. We loved the location of the apartment. It was so nice and quiet but still close enough to the places we wanted to see.
The terraces were so lovely! Every morning we drank coffee out on the lower terrace and could even smell people baking pastries! One morning we braved the chilly weather to go up to the top terrace very early to watch the sunrise, which was stunning! The views from both terraces are magnificent! The top terrace is incredibly high for Venice. We enjoyed 360 degree views of the city and surrounding water, islands, mainland and even mountains in the far distance! It was so magical for us! (The apartment is on the top floor of a former Palace - about 6 stories high, which is very high for Venice!)
Also, we enjoyed cooking breakfast and dinner each day in the awesome kitchen. Evelyn recommended a great wine shop nearby that sells local wines in plain plastic bottles for very reasonable prices. We tried two of those local wines and they were better than any other wines on our trip!
The apartment is full of beautiful works of art, including a fabulous glass table in the formal dining room (also with lovely views of the city!). But we didn’t use the formal dining room. We were very comfortable with the table in the kitchen, which easily fit all six of us. Just off the kitchen is the laundry room and it is fantastic with excellent washing and drying machines and an impressive clothes drying rack! We were thankful to be able to wash several loads of laundry and the laundry detergent was provided free!
Our stay at this apartment was such a wonderful experience! Truly magical! We highly recommend it!!