Nina and Francesco were fabulous hosts. On arrival, Francesco was really helpful on the phone (his English is excellent) and told us his mother would be at the apartment to meet us. She was also lovely, very helpful and polite. She explained that there had been a minor problem with our original apartment so we had been moved into one of the bigger ones (C3).

This was really nice and spacious, with a compact kitchen including everything we needed to make simple meals in the evening. The furniture looks amazing and the bed is good as long as you don't mind a firm mattress!

Location-wise, it could not be better. It's only a few minutes walk from either Rialto or St Mark's Square and there's a local supermarket and one of the best places for gelarto in Venice!

My husband met Francesco when he popped over to ask if we needed anything. He passed on some excellent advice for somewhere good to eat for our anniversary and was really polite and friendly.

We'd definitely recommend staying at one of Nina and Francesco's apartments.