This was the perfect apartment and Paolo is the peefect host. I don't know where to start. Paolo met us at Santa Lucia train station and we then took a water taxi to the front door of his amazing apartment. It is very spacious and much better than even the great photos suggest. The living area and main bedrooms are very roomy and extremely well presented and the rear courtyard is a great bonus and we enjoyed lunch there a couple of times. The canal is at the doorstep and our kids loved to sit on the windowsill and watch the gondolas drift past. It is a wonderful and short walk to the train station and Saint Mark's Basilica. This apartment is amazing. We did not want to leave. On top of the accommodation, Paola provided incredible help for my wife by arranging a dental appointment for a painful issue and then drove her to the dentist, waited with her and provided train tickets for the journey back to the apartment. It was amazing generosity from a man we had know 15 minutes. Thank you so much Paola, we will not forget your help or your wonderful apartment.