Pros:
- Perfect Location! It does not get any better! You are literally right behind the famous square.
-Apartment is tucked away from the crowds so it is quiet.
- There is a light at the main door that turns on with motion for when you are entering the building at night.
- Air conditioning! Venice is very humid.
- Everything you could want is within walking distance (shops, coffee, food, etc.)
- Host met us when we arrived. Very friendly! Helped us get to the apartment and explained the area and answered all questions.
- Host had great communication even before leaving for our trip - we felt very at ease coming.
- The host tells you exactly which water taxi to take to get to the apartment. It was very helpful! Especially, if this is your first time in Venice. (Be sure to ask about returning to the airport. We accidentally took the wrong water taxi trying to get back to the airport because we did not realize there was difference in boats...we got on at the same port we were dropped off at).
- Everything in the apartment was clean and worked great.
Cons:
- You are charged for "late" arrival but many overseas flights arrive later in the afternoon and then you have to take a water taxi which about an hour so it is hard to have much control over arriving early in the day.
- Plan to travel light! There are a lot of stairs not only when entering the apartment building but even on the walk to the apartment building (however, stairs are very common for Europe.
- Again, travel light....the walkways in Venice are tight so walking to the apartment with a ton of luggage is no fun.
- Because this apartment is such a central location there are A LOT of tourists. During the day huge groups of tours are dropped off and there are people everywhere. It is worth it to walk a bit to get out of the crowds...prices become better and it is much quieter. BUT with that being said, the square is much calmer and absolutely stunning at night.
Overall, the apartment is smaller but LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! This apartment is in the perfect central location.