We loved this apartment. It's a fantastic area, less busy than the area around Saint Marks but also so close to everything. Lots of little restaurants (and the fantastic and highly recommended Paradisu Perduto just a few doors away). 5 minutes away is a good size Coop for you to do a food shop, open until 10pm and on your way to and from sightseeing so nice and easy for waters etc on your way in. We actually only ate breakfast at the apartment (we normally cook) but the food was so delicious and we found a wonderful takeaway pasta place for lunch. The bed was comfy and the room huge. There's not really a sitting room and no TV but we were out so much we didn't care and wifi worked really well if we needed it in our room. The apartment was actually too big for us - a double and a twin bedroom, a shower room with lovely hot shower, large kitchen/dining room, all spotlessly clean. It is up one flight of stairs. Even though we stayed in October the air con was very welcome.

Francesca and her husband couldn't be more helpful, they let us leave our bags early and on checkout too, as well as meeting us at the boat stop (highly recommended to not try and save money by getting a bus to the station and walking it over bridges - we got the Alilaguna just 5 min stop away from the apartment and direct to airport as she suggested). She was also on hand to book restaurants for us one evening, calling to check availability.

The apartment is a nice walk to Saint Marks, around 25 mins, but we did get the vaporetto instead one morning to watch the sunrise on a virtually empty dock, perfect (takes the same amount of time as walking!). The apartment also has fantastic double glazing (with mosquito nets so you can leave windows open) so you don't hear much noise from the pizzeria below that has canal side seats. We would definitely stay again. Thank you for such a lovely visit!