Vanessa's place is not only clean, nice and cozy, but also well located, right in the heart of Venice, with everything on hand. It is easily accessible by foot (from Piazzale Roma or any other place on the island), provides enough room for two people and is equipped with everything you might need (comfy bed, a couch, mirror wardrobe, cooking appliances, hair dryer, TV, etc.). We really enjoyed our stay there. However, we would like to point out a few things which a fellow traveler might want to consider:
- Heating this place was a bit of a hassle. There were two heaters in the room, one of them simply wouldn't work at all, the other one would kinda work, but not consistently. Luckily, the bathroom heater actually worked and, since the place is quite small, we managed to use that in order to keep it warm.
- The comments regarding the shower are true - you might not be able to squeeze into the shower if you're on the larger side. For us it was fine, but we just thought we should mention that.
- Recycling is something we can all appreciate, but paying a cleaning fee of almost one night's worth while having to take out your own garbage (walking around, trying to find a boat that picks up recyclable waste) can be time consuming and not really convenient.
- We had to check in at 4 PM (we didn't meet the host, and her friend Francesco was only available after 4). We suggest you arrange the check in & check out in advance, so you don't feel like some last minute decisions are being made. Also, check out is at 10 in the morning (not ideal, considering that everywhere else we've stayed, it was around 12 or even later).
- Prior to checking out, we messaged both Vanessa and Francesco regarding the storage room, since we wanted to leave our luggage there for a few hours. Nobody ever responded.
We are sure some of these issues were just a result of not communicating in advance, and we would overall recommend this place.