This was first class, all the way. Paolo's sister, Barbara, met us at the train station to walk us back to the place. It was exactly as it was described and the pictures showed with the exception of it being much brighter with sunlight. After Barbara took us back and showed us around the place (that was already cooled down, WOW!) she then spent extra time to show us the immediate area including a coffee shop, restaurants and the grocery store. There was nice book put together to show some things about the apartment and surrounding area.

The rooms are all a nice size, with one room and bathroom having the option to close off from the rest of the place for privacy. The beds were all very comfortable and I think that we all slept better here than any other on our journey. There is a great terrace out back with a table and chairs and so quiet. We loved being able to watch the gondolas and boats from the living room. The kitchen is small but very functional and well stocked with all dishes anyone could need. There is no freezer for the fridge (we usually used to chill our wine) but the market is so close we just purchased earlier in the day and chilled in the fridge. The air conditioning worked very well which was awesome as it was quite warm while we were there.

It is close to everything we wanted to see and spent time walking to and from the Rialto bridge and the basilica a couple of times each day. The restaurant that Barbara had recommended was unfortunately booked solid each night we were there. The coffee shop had good coffee and great pastries although be aware that if you want to sit out front there is an extra Euro charge per ITEM that you are having (for our coffees and pastries that was 8 Euros extra). The grocery store had everything that we needed.

Barbara even arranged for our water taxi to the airport and then came by as we were leaving to wish us well on our journey.

I HIGHLY recommend this place for your stay. It was by far the best place we stayed in our 3 week vacation and wish that we had stayed longer than our 3 nights. It does not get any better than this!!