Silvia’s apartment in Venice (San Marco) was in an ideal location for our family of 5, including 2 young kids and a senior. The apartment is very spacious, even by US standards, and has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a well-equipped kitchen. It is located on the 3rd floor of a 16th century building on a quiet canal just off of Giglio Plaza. It’s a 5-7 minute walk to St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace. The Giglio water taxi stop is a 2 minute walk. We arrived at Marco Polo airport and took a private water taxis directly to Giglio (30 minutes), where Silvia’s husband, Pietro, met and escorted us to the apartment. (Public water taxis also stop at Giglio; however, the time table did not meet our needs.) The building has a small elevator so if climbing stairs is not your thing, the elevator is an easy way up/down.

Pietro showed us the space and pointed out some good dining and shopping locations and gave us his mobile #. I needed to find a quick copy/print shop and got a text message response from him in just moments, which made everything quite easy.

The apartment does not have air conditioning, which wasn’t a problem as the air temperature was pleasant; however, Venice does have mosquitoes. If you are traveling to the area in summer, take mosquito repellent.

All in all, the apartment was a comfortable, clean, well-equipped home base with super accessibility to all of the sights in Venice. Definitely consider this property if you desire a San Marco location.