This is an amazing place to stay for three reasons.

Firstly the outlook onto a small canal. We had gondolas going past in the afternoon most days we were there.

The second is the location. This is not in the heavily touristed part of Venice, but is still close enough to everything you want to see. Tip: buy a ferry card as soon as you arrive in Venice for the length of your stay. It makes getting around much easier (and cheaper).

The third is the actual apartment. It is very nicely decorated with comfortable bed, a good shower, and a bath. There is also a washing machine. Bath, dining, kitchen and two bedrooms all are seperate, so it would not be at all cramped for a family.

We were met by Christine on behalf of Pierantonio. She gave us really excellent advance instructions on how to get from the station to the ferry, how to buy (and validate) a ticket, and which ferry to take. As first time visitors that was invaluable. She met us at the ferry stop, took us to the apartment and gave us lots of local information - best restaurants, best place for a gondola ride (S. Toma'), and so on.

Our gondola ride went past the apartment window, and our gondolier called out hello when he saw us at the window the following day! We saw traffic jams of gondolas up near St Mark's square, so definitely go from S. Toma' if you can.

On arrival we were given a bottle of wine, some bread, pastries and snacks. We thought this was very genereous. The apartment had tea and coffee, and some basic supplies for cooking, and it was very easy to cook for our ourselves, and lovely to eat with a view out the window.

We had a few questions while we were there, which were answered quickly by Christine.

The touristy part of Venice can be exhausting and overwhelming, and this place was a wonderful escape.

Overall, a fantastic stay.

One tip: when in Venice don't accept offers of free taxi rides to Murano for a tour of a glass factory. When you get there the glass demo is very short and they put the hard word on you to buy something. We only bought a small item and had to be very, very assertive to get a free water taxi back to Venice. Best to plan your own trip there.