Nicely appointed apartment. 2 comfortable, small couches in main living area. Tv and shelves with a few books on Venice and some historical. The living area is bright with natural sunlight coming in during the day. It includes a table with 4 chairs which is functional and comfortable. The ambience is pleasant – think Ikea with colorful pictures on the wall. The building is on a relatively quiet side street. Although it’s described as a 2nd floor apartment, the first floor isn’t counted as a numbered floor in Europe so it takes 3 flights of steps to reach.
The kitchen is relatively well equipped and shares the same side as the living area so is also bright and cheerful. There is a stove top and a small toaster oven. There is no oven. Good luck fitting a frozen pizza in the toaster oven. There is a toaster as well, 2 slices. A small wooden fold down work area is convenient. The kitchen is basically equipped. There are a decent number of plates, glassware and utensils. The pots and pans are well used but functional. Mostly set up for about 2 people. There is no food processor or blender. The refrigerator is small, like many European apartments but holds a decent amount of food and drink and has an area of ice and or ice packs. (There are some ice packs as well and a small cooler.) There is also a washing machine in one of the bathrooms. No dryer, as is typical with European apartments. The cycles are generally long and your clothes will be relatively wrung out.
The master bedroom is good, with a relatively comfortable, full-size bed and sliding glass cabinet with plenty of storage and a safe. The other bedroom has 3 beds, 2 bunks and a trundle. The mattresses in that room are relatively hard and uncomfortable for my taste. This bedroom is on the other side of the apartment from the master so allows for privacy. Pillows for both rooms are not great. Towels are fine. The second bedroom has an AC wall unit. We didn’t use, as it was April, but given the warmth of that time and lack of screens we could see it as essential in the summer.
Bathrooms. – It comes with 2 bathrooms, one with a shower and bidet. Both are small with steps going in. They have outlets, mirrors, good lighting and come equipped with a hair dryer and a a couple of rolls of toilet paper. There is also a washing machine in one of the Vaporetto route running outside the island and the Alilaguna Airport waterbus – the Fondamente Nove stops. There is a close COOP grocery store for necessities including produce, meats, cheese, wine and frozen food. It’s about a 17-minute walk to St. Mark’s. but the quietness helps make up for the distance.
Internet – when working works well. However, tends to go out in the evenings through early morning.
Overall, in terms of location and facilities I would rate highly and would stay again. There was some difficulty communicating with the host in both terms of understanding and promptness. The host provided some local recommendations, but we never managed to meet in person.