A lovely little apartment just 8-10 minutes from the main tourist attractions. We caught a sea taxi from the airport, dropping us at the hospital. It was an 8 minute walk to the property, which was easy to find. Alessandra communicated brilliantly and the key changeover was smooth and without stress - something I was slightly worried about prior to arriving in Venice. The apartment is on the second floor and the stairs near the top get fairly steep. There was no noise within the apartment from other properties though being a working city, there is outside noise from fairly early on in the morning with post boats, food deliveries, ambulances etc. We quite liked this as you felt you were experiencing the real Venice, not just the maddening crowds near the main tourist areas. Don’t let this noise ever out you off. If it does, don’t stay in Venice.
The main bedroom bed is very firm, the second room softer. My main ‘issue’ was that after a long day the sofa was uncomfortable. It’s probably a sofa bed and being 6ft tall, I felt sat on the edge of it. After 15-25k steps a day I just felt I wanted to sit and chill. I sat on the dining room table chairs by the little windows instead as it was more comfortable. I was a little jealous of the outside rooftops neighbours had and that were not being used.
The only other thing to know about if you do stay in this nice little place is the hot water switch is outside the bathroom and easy to switch off as it looks like the light switch. A little sticker/notice saying where it is would have been useful.
We paid £406 for 3 nights and we felt this offered good value for money in terms of property, location and service from booking to when we left. Thank you for that.
Lastly, Venice is rammed. The tourist tax does nothing to hinder visitors, it just helps pay for the upkeep, I think. If you’re going for a relaxing holiday, forget it. It’s gridlock around St Mark’s Square at times, taking 5-10 mins to cross a single bridge into tight alleyways. If you don’t like crowds, Venice in January or February might be best. There’s nicer places in Italy to visit. Like nearly every other big city….
Nearby are water taxi stops (hospital) which you can get to Murano from. There are some nice bars fairly close by and the famous bookshop with piles of books everywhere, is just 1min walk away.