This is a very cozy attic apartment in a great part of Venice. Antonio was extremely pleasant and responsive. Luca, who is the primary point of contact in Venice, was wonderful, knowledgable, friendly, helpful, etc.

The apartment is fairly well-equipped for cooking. There are a few pairs of rubber boots on hand for managing acqua alta tides. It's a nice, quiet building. The main futon bed is more comfortable than you might expect. There's ample closet space. Heating/cooling is very effective.

The building is between the Grand Canal and the Strada Nova--it's plenty quiet in the apartment but these are both very busy. It's convenient to have the vaparetto stop and the traghetto right outside on the canal (although the traghetto at San Marcuola is seasonal and does not appear to operate in winter). The Strada Nova is busy and is a direct land route between buses and trains and Piazza San Marco, so it can be full of tourists, but it's also convenient to markets, etc, as well as Torrefazione Marchi, some of the best coffee on earth, roasted fresh each day and lever-pulled to perfection.

Some great nearby restaurants/bars include La Cantina, Alla Vedova, Al Timon, Paradiso Perduto--all a short walk and all worth a visit.

Very comfortable and fairly priced and I can't say enough about how great Antonio and Luca are.

We (2 people) had a long stay--about 3.5 weeks and we were never bothered by the stairs and did a lot of cooking without trouble. We also stayed for a few nights in the second, smaller apartment (due to a timing issue) which was also very nice. Much smaller, but very cozy and easy to adjust to. It looks like some kitchen equipment sometimes gets mixed up between the two apartments, so make sure all the basics (knives, cutting boards, etc) are in whichever apartment you are in.

In the bigger apartment, you can knock your head in both the kitchen and the bathroom due to the angle of the rafters, but you get used to it pretty quickly.

For people who do stay for a longer period of time (and Venice has many lovely, dark, beautiful corners to explore beyond the basic tourist stuff) there's a cleaner right by the apartment that will do sheets and towels and it's easy to find a coin-operated laundry to do everything else. It's also easy to do a wash in the bathtub in the apartment and both units have drying racks. Also for longer stays, it's worth considering getting an iMob card if you'll be using the vaporetti, it's much less expensive.

The wifi works well and was very reliable and plenty fast for us.

Overall, no complaints at all---just great memories.