We had an amazing and wonderful stay at Tommaso & Annalisa's apartment in Venice, and we highly recommend it to anyone looking to book at stay in Venice.
My wife and I are Airbnb Hosts with an apartment in our home in the San Francisco Bay Area, so we are writing this as both a Host and a Guest.
Short Review on Tommaso's apartment is that it's a "12" on a 10 point scale!! The pictures are very accurate as to what you will see when you walk in the front door. They have it outfitted with coffee, cereal, milk, snacks, sodas, bath items and accessories, and the apartment is immaculately clean in every respect....from the sheets/linens, to bathroom, shower, kitchen, and everything in the place, it is all perfectly clean and neat, as well as upscale and new.
The apartment has been completely re-modeled in the past 7-8 months and everything is modern and brand new.
Tommaso & Annalisa helped us with a water taxi from the cruise ship terminal, as well as a taxi direct to the airport when we left for home. In addition, they were great with restaurant recommendations, directions, and things to see and do.
The apartment location is right between the Rialto Bridge and San Marco Square, the 2 biggest tourist areas in Venice and right in the center of all the shops and restaurants. It's about 7-8 minute walk to San Marco, and about 10 minutes to Rialto---can't get more perfect for location.
We bought a very nice oil painting of Venice while we were there. Annalisa is totally fluent in Italian & English, and she helped us negotiate the price with the gallery, confirm all the details for shipping, insurance, duty, etc. It was amazing to have their help and support on our purchase because we don't speak the language and you can't afford any mistakes.
All in all, a tremendous experience in Venice, and we loved sharing a glass of wine at the window, looking out on the street below as tourists and natives went about their day. It was like living there in the heart of Venice, and a trip we will remember for a lifetime.
We would love to have Tommaso and Annalisa come to our home in the San Francisco area so we can return their very generous and wonderful hospitality.
Our trip to Venice was a picture postcard of just what the Airbnb travel experience was designed to be.
Thank you very much and we hope to come again,
Kathy & Barry, Benicia CA