This place had everything! The location can’t be beat if you want to be in the middle of all the major sights, only 5-15 minutes away from everything by foot at the most. A water taxi can drop you practically at their doorstep, which is also nice when you have big bags like we did and someone was there to greet us and show us right to our front door.
Inside was really beautiful and spacious, and the pictures can’t really do justice to the feel of the beamed high ceilings and gorgeous furnishing details. The kitchen was very well stocked for coffee, tea and general cooking (oil, sugar, salt, pepper, seasonings etc.). There was even a beautiful set of china you could use for a dinner party at that huge dining room table in the living room.
Vanessa was a great host - always responsive and helpful, for example once we had to hit the reset button on the water heater and she and her local friend Mattia made sure we knew exactly what to do to fix the situation quickly and easily. When things come up, and when you’re traveling they often do, these are the kinds of people you want as hosts.