The apartment made a good base for a four night stay for my wife and twin sons in September 2015.

As others have commented, it is rather tricky to find, so make sure you know exactly where you are meeting for check-in.

We arrived by train so the apartment is well-located although those with heavier luggage might want to make use of a porter from the station. The apartment is on the upper floors accessed via three
steep flights of quite narrow steps - entirely typical for Venice but they might be a challenge for less able-bodied folk.

We were greeted very warmly by Ben, owner of the apartment, who gave us a quick guided tour and ran through a few simple dos and don'ts before leaving us to get settled in.

Bigger than expected, the apartment is well-equipped although having only one available socket in the kitchen is an issue that might be easily rectified - it's not currently possible to boil a kettle and use the toaster at the same time. Two other minor gripes are that the twin beds are uncomfortable and the plug for the bathroom sink does not fit.

Again, as commented by others, the jewel in the crown is the apartment's altana which, with views across the city, is a wonderful space to take meals or just sit and read about the following day's excursions.