We travelled to Venice with an 11-year-old, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old and this apartment was perfect for that; we could divide the boy from the girls with a generous curtain across the main room. One bedroom is combined with the living room, but the kids didn't mind at all, and we were hardly in the flat except to sleep and occasionally eat.

Great location, right next door to the fish and veg markets/food stores, which is ideal for self-catering. And it's well-equipped for that, which is quite relevant. (Venice certainly hasn't got any cheaper, restaurant-wise.)

The views are stupendous. Really, there is nothing like throwing open the shutters and seeing the Grand Canal lapping below. Couldn't have asked for more, location-wise; you really can walk everywhere from here.

The beds were really comfortable, the linen clean and just fine (Raffaella even changed the towels once while we were there), everything clean, broadband worked perfectly. The rest of the furniture is antique, which means wardrobe doors don't always fit well, etc., but it creates a charming feel. Our only niggle was there's a knack with the boiler as the hot water tended to go off periodically, while we were staying. There are some buttons to push on the boiler, which generally fixed the problem fine.

Would definitely recommend for a family.