Cristina's apartment was the perfect place to stay in Venice, I don't think we could have found a better location if we tried! 2 minutes from the Rialto bridge, 5 minutes from St Mark's square, and probably a 30 second walk to the nearest waterbus which is literally right outside the apartment.
Beautiful view of the canal from all 3 bedrooms and we woke up to the gondoliers singing which was an experience!
There were 5 of us in total and ample room. The apartment was huge! 3 enourmous bedrooms which were down a long corridor on the other side of the apartment and miles away from the kitchen/living space so if people woke up early it didn't disturb the others. Each bedroom felt very private which was nice as some apartments can feel quite cramped with so many people staying.
The apartment is on the 2nd floor and although we weren't allowed to use the elevator the stairs really weren't that bad. My 70+ year old nan managed by taking her time, and compared to the amount of stairs dotted over Venice with all the bridges they were nothing!
It was my mums 50th birthday so I asked Christina if she could do something special like leave a note out or get a couple balloons or something. Well she went above and beyond!! There was a bottle of prosecco, a balloon banner, a birthday card and a traditional italian birthday cake! Completely didn't expect all of that and it made my mums birthday very special.
Thank you for everything. I would 100% recommend this apartment to anyone coming to coming to Venice.