Mina's place was a great place to stay in Venice. We only wish we could have stayed for a whole week instead of just two nights.
Communication was excellent and the description of the apartment was very accurate, but the photos don't do the place justice. It's much better than the photos indicate!
When you are staying such a short time location is everything and Mina's place was only 20 metres from the vaporetto stop and a 10 minute walk from restaurants and a supermarket. At night it was very peaceful and seemed like a place where Venetians actually live. Perfect!
The apartment was impeccable and very clean: all mod cons, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave, oven, good WiFi and, most importantly for the Venetian summer, very good air-conditioning. This made it a joy to return to the apartment after a long day's sightseeing. Clean, fluffy towels were on hand for the four of us and all the basics were on hand.
Mina met us at the vaporetto stop and even brought us some fresh milk, biscuits and ground coffee! She recommended a great restaurant, which was not expensive by Venetian standards and which we returned to on our second night. She was also extremely efficient and friendly. When we left she allowed us to store our luggage in a store room on the ground floor since we had a late night flight and this meant we could really enjoy our last day in Venice.
I cannot recommend this place highly enough! I hope we can stay there again when we go back.
Grazie mille Mina!