Our great hostess, Matilde (on behalf of Matteo), greeted us at the Rialto Mercato water taxi stop on arrival and spent a good half hour explaining the features of the house and more interestingly, of the unique spots/things to see and do in Venice. For example, we were unaware of the glass industry that was prevalent in Murano in days gone by and of the remarkable island of Burano with the lace handicrafts.
Matilde was very professional and thorough with her checklist of things to do and for us to review, including a formal rental agreement, upon arrival.
Matteo’s place is excellent in terms of location and one could easily spend the whole day nearby – the famed Rialto bridge, St Mark’s Basilica & square, Dego museum/palace, markets, piazzas, etc. --- and enjoying great Italian food & wines. The Rialto Mercato water bus stop is about 100m away. You can take it easy and have a great tour of the Grand Canal on your 1, 2 or 3 day ACTV pass, if nothing else.
GREAT – great location, Grand Canal, most sights close by, water bus (public transport) and water taxies accessible, only 100m from Rialto Mercato water bus stop. Not difficult to lug your bags up a flight of stairs to the 1st floor :-), great WiFi albeit after a convoluted password :-)
Great for short stays of around 3 nights ( we stayed 3 nights).
Could be better –beware the smells from windows due to fish market in the mornings – evenings need to ventilate by opening windows -- but, beware of the mosquitoes.
Also note that as is usual for most Italian/European homes, air conditioning (cooling) is not offered.