Paolo is a great host. He picked us up at the Ca d'oro boat station and gave us a personal welcome. We especially appreciated the early checkin and the late checkout. The apartment was right as described and offered everything we needed. It is spacious (we stayed as a group of three, and even for four it would have been big, especially as it has two levels). It is newly renovated, hence, still has the nice atmosphere of a historic venetian building (e.g. woodworks in the ceiling). We found the location just perfect for discovering the city (close to all the hot spots and hidden gems either by foot or boat) and for doing some self-catering (supermarkets nearby and highly recommended: take the gondola from Sta Sofia to cross the canal and you'll find the open air food market right across). The only thing to be considered for people sensitive to noose is that it can be bit loud from the street at weekend nights when people leave the bars and head back home. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our stay at Casa Sofia and at Venice a lot and would highly recommend to come here. Thanks a lot, Paolo