Monica greeted us at the Vaporetto stop. She walked us to the apartment and let us in. She spent as much time as we needed to orient us to the house and the neighborhood. I emailed her once or twice with questions. She go right back to me.

We spent eight wonderful nights at the apartment. Every morning, from our bedroom, we could look down the Grand Canal and see the first gondoliers venturing out. From the windows in front we would watch the city come to life as the fascinating variety of boats quietly chugged by. The second bedroom looked into the gardens of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. All the beds were fine.

We visited in February. The house was warm, the rooms spacious and well appointed. We only used the kitchen for breakfast, but it was equipped with all the facilities one would need to cook a full dinner.

We carried our breakfast up the stairs to the crow’s nest. There we relaxed and enjoyed watching the daily panorama of Venice unfold. If we ever go back to Venice we will want to stay there again.

We did not use the third bedroom, next to the kitchen. It seemed fine for kids, it is tucked into the eves of the house and its has a small window. There was a new washing machine in the adjacent bathroom.

The Dorsoduro, 715, neighborhood was full of fine places to eat and places to shop. The Academia Bridge (to San Marco) was a 5 minute walk. It was also the nearest Vaparetto stop.

The only caution here is: if you have trouble with stairs this place will be difficult. However the same goes for most of special places in Venice.