Venice has this old charm as you walk around the churches and alleys. When you look at the buildings that line the narrow pathways, its easy to wonder how old and antiquated the apartments look like since many have been built around the 1600s. How wrong I could have been. Chiara's place is a palace with the same charm and beauty as Venice itself. Everything everyone says about this is spot on - from the initial introduction after booking the place to Chiara checking in on you as your are boarding the flight, booking a private taxi escorting you from the airport to the Rialto bridge, to her charming husband meeting you at the dock and carefully instructing you about the details of the place, to any and all recommendations from how to get the neighboring islands to the local favorite spots....I couldn't have picked a better Air BNB spot in all of Europe. The 90 stairs that lead from the bottom of the building to the apartment entrance is a great work out from all the Pizza, pasta and gelato you consume when you getting lost in beautiful Venice!