I feel like what I’m about to write will just look like another perfect review of this Airbnb. However, there’s a good reason why this and the reviews below this one are so, so good.
The host
Firstly, Silvia is a great host. It’s clear just how much she cares for us travellers, in order for us to have a great time here in Venice. From the initial booking to check-out, she was ALWAYS in contact via the airbnb app and WhatsApp. She offered to meet us at the boat stops and walk us to the apartment and never made us feel like we were alone. Her responses on WhatsApp were super fast. On our occasion, we arrived early around 9am in Venice. The Check-in was in the afternoon but after a message to her on WhatsApp, she not only said we can check-in early to drop off our bags, but also went above and beyond. She got a good friend also called Silvia to check us in as she was not in the area in the morning. We called her Silvia 2 (because their names are the same). Silvia 2 was super polite, guided us around the area on a map and all the usual essential things.
Me and my girlfriend both speak good Italian and both Silvia’s spoke to us politely in Italian and without any problems. They also speak good English.
The apartment
As already mentioned, the flat is on the 3rd floor but don’t let this put you off if you don’t mind walking up a few stairs. As you walk in, the rooms feel much bigger than they do in the pictures and are also much more beautiful in my opinion. She has remote air-con control access if we needed to make it hotter or colder, but also there was a convenient button in the bedroom to turn the heating on for 30/60/90 minutes at a time which was great as we went in March.
The Wi-Fi is super fast. I did a speed test and got 600mbps download speed on my iphone. As someone who lives in london, this is already 7x quicker than what I get.
The window views overlook a little square which is beautiful, quiet and peaceful. There’s a little old school radio in the kitchen which is just a lovely little touch listening to Italian radio whilst getting ready/cooking to give you them real Italian vibes/life.
The bed is huge and super comfy with choices of pillows (softer or harder).
There’s also a hairdryer in the bathroom.
The location
You’re going to be a 5-10min walk away from the famous Rialto bridge and only 2 streets away (1-2minutes) from good Italian coffee/breakfast/cicchetteria (a must try food when in Venice! Small little breads with toppings).
You’ll be slap bang in the middle of Venice with short walks away from the big tourist attractions in every direction. Couldn’t be better placed.
Conclusion
I’m not one for writing huge reviews but I just felt I needed to let people know just how happy we were with Silvia’s apartment. It really did make the trip better coming home to a nice, modern, clean apartment that’s only a short walk from everywhere we went.
Grazie Mille Silvia e ci vediamo, Alle prossima.