Ilaria was quick to respond to all our questions and was very accommodating with our late arrival due to delayed airline connections.
The home is perfectly situated in a square near Academia Bridge. It is 0.4 miles (0.65km) and four bridges from the apartment to St. Mark’s Square. Being on a square is helpful when trying to find your way around Venice, and the square is an easy landmark to find.
The apartment is situated directly above a café which has Takeaway coffee, croissants, and other sandwiches.
The home is very quiet and very, very clean.
All rooms are separated from each other and all beds were very comfortable.
There was an ample supply of (very big) towels for everyone.
We were there with three adults and three children (7, 4, 2) and had plenty of room.
A turn by turn map from San Samuele Vaporetto with pictures of each turn was emailed to us. Made it VERY easy to find the apartment. You could also easily get to the apartment from the San Angelo stop via the Alilaguna, but would have to go over a few small bridges. No bridges from San Samuele to the apartment.
You enter the apartment and immediately go up a flight of stairs. On the first floor is a kitchen, washing machine (no dryer), refrigerator/freezer, dining/living room with a very comfortable pull-out queen bed, a bedroom with king bed, and bathroom/shower. On the second floor is a bedroom with a queen, a bedroom with a single (and possibly pulled out to make a king), and a bathroom/shower. A staircase leads to a balcony on top of the apartment with a very nice view. We would not recommend younger kids up by themselves, but is a great spot in the morning for breakfast and in the evening for wine.
Air conditioning worked great in all rooms and made the apartment a nice spot to relax in the summer afternoon.
Highly recommend this spot for families with kids of all ages and I think 6+ adults would be comfortable.