We had such a wonderful time here. It really is an old Venetian palace with inner courtyard and atmospheric stone steps going up to the suite of rooms. The ceilings are amazingly high and there are beautiful Murano glass chandeliers in the living room and bedroom, plus other pretty glass light fittings and traditional terrazzo floors. You'll see similar floors in the Doge's palace! The living room windows look out onto the courtyard and the bedroom has a lovely view out onto the canal. The location couldn't be more perfect. It's a lovely stretch of canal lined with pretty old buildings and a church bell tower or two. But even better is that all along the canal are little bars and cafes full of local people - particularly in the evenings. People drinking spritzes sitting on boats and canal steps as well as the tables - so picturesque! And a lovely atmosphere to have outside your front door even after the rest of Venice has closed up for the night. It was so perfect! Giacomo and his girlfriend Giulia were lovely and helpful. We were in good contact before our arrival and the arrival itself all went smoothly. Giulia met us at the boat stop from the airport and took us to the place, pointing out useful things along the way. She was very welcoming and gave us lots of tips about places to eat and things to see. Couldn't have been better. And we even bumped into her with Giacomo later on our first day and he seemed like a really nice guy in person too. All in all can't recommend this place highly enough!