Venice is a wonderful city, and all the more so when staying at Antonio's. The entrance is on the Grand Canal, only steps from a vaporetto stop. The neighborhood of Canareggio has lots of wonderful restaurants, shops and stands that are not touristy (although there's plenty of that on the main street leading to/from the train station). We would spend our morning in the neighborhood to get an espresso and buy fruit, meat, cheese, and bread for a picnic lunch, and then board the vaporetto to spend the day sightseeing, only to return to the nearby restaurants and bars. Antonio created a map of some of his favorite places to shop and dine in the neighborhood, which we used several times.

The apartment is beautiful, on the fifth floor (note the long stair climb) with a great view looking north. There was more than enough space for my family (two adults + four-year-old)--it would easily accommodate a family of four or five. It has a full kitchen, which we didn't take full advantage of the place since we ate out each night and generally stayed out from morning until bedtime. But each night I used the complimentary wifi to post pictures of our trip, so it was easy to make our family and friends jealous!

Prior to our arrival, Luca was in touch with us via email to organize our meeting and answered numerous questions we had. Everything was smooth when we arrived and Luca was very detailed and helpful in showing us the apartment.

I can't say enough about the place and can only hope that we can return soon! Thanks Antonio and Luca!