All of the reviews are correct Paolo's apartment is truely beautiful and the location is brilliant (very close to all the sights). We absolutely loved watching the boats and gondolas cruising right past our lounge room windows.

The communication and response times with Paolo was without fault and he responded to every email in a timely and efficient manner.

As promised Paolo's sister Barbara meet us at the train station and she was just delightful. She organised and negotiated the price of a water taxi to take us to the apartment and we entered to the welcome relief of the air conditioning having been very thoughtfully turned on as it as 35 degrees in Venice. She showed us around the apartment and gave clear instructions on how everything worked. She also took the time to show us how to get to the closest Piazza and show us the supermarket and made some recommendations on what restaurants were best.

The only downside to whole experience was given the Aussie love of a cuppa and toast in the mornings there was no kettle or toaster. We were also surprised to find there was no washing machine.

These things are only minor and we would definitely recommend the apartment to anyone looking for a beautiful and conveniently located apartment in Venice.