Well - what a great Airbnb experience this was. Everything as great. Check-in was a pleasure - had good communication with Silvia before we arrived, Manuel met us from our water taxi and carried one of our cases to the apartment and then they both spent a really generous amount of time with us giving us fab local tips on places to eat, shop and visit along with a map to help remind us. The apartment is FANTASTIC - beautifully decorated, had everything we needed as well as being in a brilliant part of the Castello district - nice and close to everything we needed but not at all touristy and busy. There were steps leading down to a beautiful garden too. I can't recommend this Airbnb highly enough - if you're in Venice, don't look anywhere else - stay here. We can't wait to come back, our only regret was that we only had 3 nights to stay here. Thanks again Silvia!!