Davide is the perfect host; from the moment of making the booking he made very clear that he was available for any information I needed such as getting to the apartment from the airport, and as soon as my girlfriend and I arrived at the bus station he had arranged for his brother Luca to meet us and walk us to the apartment which was only a few minutes walk away.

In addition to being a lovely guy, Luca showed us where some good places to eat and visit were on a map, and happily answered any questions about the apartment and Venice itself once we arrived.

The apartment itself was perfect for us; clean, organised, beautifully light and Venetian and boasting views, sounds and life of the canal even better than the pictures! No picture can show what it's like to get up in the morning and hear the sounds of boats passing in the canal outside, as bright morning sunshine streams into the living room- plus the bread from the bakery downstairs is excellent.

Another thing that pleasantly surprised us was the location- two minute's walk from the Piazzale Roma bus/waterbus etc station, and yet not even an hour's walk from San Marco and all the big tourist places- however it was pleasantly in an area at arm's length from the more 'touristy' districts of the city so there was no thumping dance music keeping us up at night like there was in some areas of the city we walked through.

My only regret is not being able to stay longer, however whenever I manage to return to Venice I'll be hoping this place will be available again!