We spent 3 nights at Chiara’s lovely, large apartment with the amazing roof top terraces (yes there are two of them, both facing in different directions). Chiara was an outstanding host. When we arrived, there was everything we needed to make breakfast each day of our trip (cereal, milk, juice, fruit, bread, coffee). Chiara even stocked the refrigerator with beer for us – if you ask me, that’s a GREAT host!
There are over 90 stairs to get up to the apartment, but as Chiara said as we climbed them with our luggage, “it’s worth it at the top” and she was right! The views from the windows of the apartment face out onto other apartments, but it is the views from the roof top terraces that put this place over the top. The views of the Rialto Bridge from the terraces is breathtaking and we enjoyed having breakfast up there every morning. You definitely want to double check that you have everything when you leave to sightsee every day, since you won’t want to be making the climb up to the apartment any more than you need to….
If you’ve never been to Venice before, the apartment is centrally located, but because it is centrally located, it is touristy and can be noisy on certain nights.
Chiara did everything you could wish to make our stay in Venice memorable. As mentioned, she is an outstanding host and communications with her were always quick and very pleasant.