Though we were slightly late Anna was there to welcome us as arranged. We had the whole apartment to ourselves and her welcome introduction was very clear.
Her apartment is a bright, welcoming, comfortable and well decorated benefiting from its recent renovation. It has a fine view over the beach and sea to the South East.
It is well appointed with all the facilities needed for a comfortable holiday including air conditioning. The kitchen had a good supply of dishes, pans and equipment and the dishwasher was particularly appreciated.
The balconies, with their sunshades, are good for sunbathing though, being five floors up, not wide enough for all six of us to sit down to a meal, comfortably. Instead we dined inside, still with great views.
The apartment block is about 1km, a thirty minute walk, from the main ferry terminal at Santa Marie Elisabeth though the bus service from SME runs past the apartment and is a regular service taking around five minutes.
We used Alilaguna from the airport and the ACTV Vaparetto to/from SME to get into and around Venice at other times. Both services were OK though busy.
The water bus station at Casino only operates during the Film Festival and the water taxis at the Excelsior Hotel seemed to be “Patrons Only”.
The beach, which is just a cross the road, was easily accessible and clean though the beach facilities available are private and for hire and are quite pricey, especially for a larger party.
The neighbourhood is residential with local shops just down the road and a market on Tuesday. We mostly bought locally though there is a supermarket at SME
Would we recommend staying with Anna – Yes, it’s a lovely apartment in a great location.
Would we go back – Yes, if we ever return to Venice.