It was a great visit to Venice. We really had a beautiful time there.
About the apartment:
The apartment is really nice and more beautiful than expected. It is really clean, sunny and has everything you need. Having a nice coffee in the morning from the window of the top bedroom is one of the highlights. It is as described by Daniella. Daniella is a wonderful host and gave us a lot off tipps about Venice. One thing you have to think about are the steps. The apartment has 100 Steps which is already mentioned by Daniella in the description, however, the 100 Steps really worth it. The Apartment is located on the Center of Venice. Only a few meters away from one of the most importance sites in Venice (Rialto). From there, you can reach almost every place in Venice in foot. It is a real good feeling to know, that you can reach the apartment after of few hours in the city to relax or put/get something in/from the apartment. We wanted to extend our stay in the apartment, but the apartment was booked for the next few days. The apartment is really a catch. We will definitely come back to Venice and we will definitely try to get this apartment again
About the city:
The city is really wonderful and surely you will have a wonderful time there. There are no words to describe it, so I will only mention here a few tipps:
- If you habe baby and think about taking your stroller with you, then DON'T. The city is really crowed and there are almost no place for stroller. Besides, the city is full of bridges with tones of Steps. You will only be busy with carrying your stroller up and down the bridges. Almost all apartments do not have an elevator, so you will also have a hard time carrying the stroller up and down the stairs. The best thing to do is to have a baby carrier. This will really help you. If your baby reaches a certain age and heavy to carry, then think about buying a light wighted stroller (There are some very small and light wighted stroller).
- All over Venice, you will find a lot of shops which sells "Italien leather". There is no Italiens made leather bag wich costs 60€. They are all made in china branded for Italien made.
- If you want to have a very good shopping place, then you have to go outside Venice. There is an excellent outlet village (Noventa di Piave Designer Outlet) ca. 40 KM from the city.
- Parking is only possible outside the city (cost 21€/24 hrs)
One last thing I would recommend every visitor to Venice with a baby: think about bringing a mosquito nest for your baby. It seems that Mosquitoes are a problem in almost every appartment in Venice.