The apartment is on the top floor of a 16th-century building. The attic roof beams attest to its age and a new terrace puts you outside in the middle of Venice's skyline. Thoroughly modern inside, with a new kitchen, windows and bathrooms, the many personal touches remind you that you are a guest in someone's home. Well worth walking up four flights of stairs. (The apartment itself is on two levels, the kitchen and entry way below, the living room, bathrooms, and bedrooms upstairs.) The master bedroom contains a queen-size bed, the second bedroom two narrow single beds, and the study boasts a sofa bed.
During our visit, large crowds of tourists slowed foot traffic almost to a halt over the Rialto and along other major routes, yet our street remained serene. When we got tired, we returned home quickly on the vaporetto (water bus), with the stop just a few minutes from the house door. Back home, we felt quickly rested and refreshed by the views and the breeze coming through the windows, and the solid comfort of our apartment.