We arrived at the airport and decided to take a private boat to the apartment - which to our surprise, dropped us off at Campo de la Guerra - 20 steps to the apartment front door! If you have luggage, I highly recommend this route versus the standard public water transportation that droppers you off at Rialto!!!
We had a fabulous time at Verena’s place which for starters is in a perfect central location for getting around - 3 minute walk to Piazza San Marco, 15 to Rialto, 20 to Academia Bridge. I recommend walking across Academia bridge and having lunch or aperitifs at the base of the bridge - great drinks and apps, and a pristine view of the Grand Canal. Also, continue waking until you hit the sea where you’ll find many fantastic, quiet seaside restaurants.
The apartment steps-my wife and I (46) and children (10&13) had no problem going up 2-3 times per day. It’s definitely not for anyone with bad feet, legs, hips, etc., but for us, it burned some of the unwanted calories off! There is a small coffee shop just outside the door, and many restaurants just around the corners. We are at Gigi’s two night - excellent! Ask Francisco for directions. A special thanks to Francisco for meeting us late night to check us into the apartment, and for bringing a new fan to us. The AC units have an on/off switch located on the base of the walls- you need to know this if the remotes don’t turn on/off the units. We ended up not needing the fan after we learned about the switches.
The loft room with piano doesn’t have an AC unit, so if you need the bed up there, then you can use the fan. If the power goes out, and it did a couple of times, the master reset fuse box is located on the first floor by the entrance to the building. The boxes will have blinking red lights.
The view from the Terrace is amazing to say the least!
The communication with verena, Lucia and Francisco was great. Ciao!