My partner and I spent 3 days at Roberto’s and we had a great stay. After a 5-7 minute walk from the train station, Roberto met us at the Guglie bridge. The apartment was just a few steps away and he came in and gave us an overview of his apartment and of Venice.
You are right in the thick of things off one of the main streets in Cannaregio. This means that it is both very convenient and a bit noisy. There is a restaurant that is under the bedroom windows so you can hear people having dinner at night if you’re around. You’ll also hear street merchants in the morning setting up their stands around 7:30-8am. You’ll hear the horns of the waterbuses as they go past in the canal right outside the living room windows. If you are a light sleeper I’d recommend getting some ear plugs. My partner and I are heavy sleepers so this wasn’t an issue and we enjoyed the convenience of the location as the trade-off for the noise.
This apartment is spacious, beautiful, and clean. There were only a couple of minor annoyances to mention. The pole attachment that holds the removable shower head seems to be broken. You can slide it up higher but the locking mechanism no longer works so it’ll just slide down to stomach level once you let go. You will need to take the removable shower head out of the holder to wash your hair and rinse your body. This wasn’t a deal breaker but a bit annoying since we are both quite tall.
Secondly, the upstairs occupants were extremely loud during our stay. I am not sure if they are tenants or guests like we were. They stomp around their apartment unnecessarily loudly to the point that the front windows and door of the apartment rattle each time they get up. It was so loud that we thought someone was trying to get into the apartment one night but it was just them running around. This is not Roberto’s fault and it doesn’t make the apartment less beautiful but it is enough to mention.
Overall, this was a great stay and great value for the money. I’d recommend this place if the minor things I mentioned are not dealbreakers for anyone. I can see why Roberto is a superhost since he is responsive and very pleasant.