Myself, husband and two teenage daughters stayed at Luciano's apartment from 4th to 7th December. From booking to leaving Luciano kept in contact instantly, even sending us detailed picture and written directions to the apartment which were extremely helpful. He sent us his and Giancarlo's local mobile phone numbers for arrival and Giancarlo was waiting in the Square to meet us and let us into the apartment.
We loved the apartment. It was exactly as described on the listing, had central heating which was already set and so was always warm. Everything seemed new, the bedrooms were spacious and very comfortable, the sitting room too was a good size with comfortable sofa. The kitchen is very modern, spotlessly clean and as well equipped as your own house would be ! Luciano had left some provisions in the fridge for us and there was milk, water, fruit juice, eggs, butter, jam and bread. We ate out most of the time during our stay as we were only there for a short time but the kitchen facilities were great if we had wanted to cook in the apartment.
The location of the apartment is also very good. It was within easy enough walking distance to the main tourist areas but was local enough that you felt you were staying among the people who lived and worked in venice. There were plenty of restaurants and cafes right beside the flat as well as local market and mini supermarkets. we had forgotten to bring european adaptors to charge phones and we bought them around the corner from the flat. There is also a great takeaway pizza shop in the Square. On Saturday night we went to a show (again in the Square outside the flat) called "Music In Maschera " which was a compilation of classical music, opera and ballet, all performed in costume and masks. We enjoyed the show very much and when we came out the Square was packed with students and young adults all standing around talking, drinking beer, eating pizza and being sociable. It was a great atmosphere and although it was loud and very busy it was not at all intimidating and when we went through the gate back to the flat, you couldn't even hear them. We felt we were living in the real Venice, loved it !
This was a brilliant experience of staying in Venice and we would definitely stay there again and would recommend it to anyone visiting Venice.