Ca' Colleoni 5 minutes far from PiazzaSan Marco

Clean and nice place. Not far to grocery store and walking distance to Relto bridge. Great location with easy transport access. Amazing food for breakfast and dinner with reservations. Host is great and great comunication. Ac works great and we used washer as we have been traveling for long time. Must try: Osteria alla frasca &Trattoria Storica(nothing bad on their menu) Margaret

Very enjoyable place to stay, only a few blocks from the main thoroughfare along the Lagoon where it is easy to find water buses, restaurants, and even a Food Co-op. Added bonus features include air conditioning (a necessity in the Venetian Summer heat) and a washer/dryer, which was great to have during a week-long vacation. Worthwhile to note that "first floor apartment" is not the same as ground floor; there is a flight of stairs to climb in order to access the property. Would definitely recommend.

We had a fantastic time in Venice helped by our choice of property. On the map it may appear that you are on the other side of the main island to San Marco and Rialto, but you are only 10 to 15 minutes walking distance away. This property is well situated in that you get to wander through the streets and alleys, that you would perhaps not explore if you were near the landmarks. Also the cafes and restaurants in the areas outside the main attractions are less expensive, but equally as good. The accommodation is a modern refurbishment. It was very comfortable and functional (although the second bed area only has a curtain separating it from the hallway). As you are in a residential area you may be woken early by local life in the morning, but embrace this as being part of your experience. Don't worry about getting lost (in fact it is good to get lost in the city), as the city is not that big and some of the alleys look he same, but you will come across many squares that you will enjoy. The accommodation is near a hospital so it would be easy to find your way back. Street food and (of course) gelato are good and plentiful all over Venice. I and my daughter recommend Nico's for the best gelato you are ever likely to taste! If you want to experience the canals and get around to other islands, then get a 1,2 or 3 day pass for the Valporetto to get around (some routes go down the Grand Canal). Thanks to Marina for her hospitality. Get lost in Venice and enjoy!

I’ll start with the pros: 1. Great location and central to everything. Cons: 1. We booked this location for a business trip that lasted 11 days. Upon arrival, we checked in (very easy self check in). My colleague and I went to the room to discover the first issue: the unit is listed as a 2 bedroom 2 bath…but, it was a two bedroom 1.5 bath (the second bathroom did not have a shower or bath, which if we had known that, would have not booked). The second and main issue; after checking in, we unpacked and settled in before going out for food. We were out for a couple of hours, and upon returning to sleep for the night, we found all of our luggage outside the apartment door. We were in shock, to say the least. We put our key in the door and suddenly some “intruder” opened the door and invited us into our own VRBO. My colleague and I were very upset to discover the intruders were instructed by the host to pack up our belongings and put them outside. They apparently had booked through a different website that Marina had listed the apartment on, and they only booked for two days. A double booking like that could be an honest mistake— but after seeing the text messages Marina exchanged with the “intruders”, we could not believe she instructed them to pack our stuff and put it outside. The self check in process includes a key box that had two sets of keys. When the “intruders” tried to self check in and didn’t see the keys in the key box, Marina instructed them to a location with a hidden key… Our passports, laptops, medications, all of which we had put out during check in, were inconsiderably repacked and put outside for someone to steal. Thank goodness we came back when we did. It took about three hours, late at night, to finally get them to leave our VRBO. It was not only a security breach, but also a complete waste of time after 15+ hours of travel to Italy. I would not recommend this host, and would in fact recommend they not be able to host as they do not have the capacity to do things right.