Venice

The "Nice and Cozy Open Apartment," was a perfect place for us to end our 5 weeks in Italy. The location was fabulous, only a few vaparetto stops from the train station or bus terminal on the #1 line, and within about a 35 minute walk to Piazza San Marco. We arrived a bit earlier than we expected and Francesca was wonderful about getting the apartment ready early. She is absolutely delightful and explained everything about the apartment in detail. Although she doesn't speak much English, we managed as my husband speaks some (but not as quickly as Francesca :-) She had a map for us and highlighted where some of the more unique places to visit were (we've been to Venice before and wanted to stay away from the main tourist areas).

The apartment is HUGE, clean and well equipped. There is a Coop around the corner, a great bakery across from the apartment and the restaurant called La Zucca (make reservations well ahead) where we had a wonderful dinner.

On the first morning, our hot water wasn't working. We sent an SMS to Francesca who messaged back that Laura was in the area. Within 20 minutes, Laura arrived and had the entire thing fixed and working again. She spoke great English and we had a lovely visit. Although we never got to meet Rosanna, she was also wonderful at replying to messages very, very quickly.

All in all, this is a perfect place to spend time in Venice. It's easy to get around, they are amazing hosts ... and I will highly recommend that anyone stay here. We loved the outdoor terrace for morning coffee and afternoon wine. I understand that they manager a number of apartments. This review is for their apartment in the San Stae area ... that said, I'm sure their others are equally as well maintained.