“Location, location, location! And did I say location? We felt like we were right in the heart of the hustle and bustle of Venice. It was an easy trip to organise with Leonora being so lovely. She stayed at ours first with her friends and they were excellent house guests. We travelled from the airport by bus and water bus which was novel and a great way to approach the city. We were met by Marco who was tracking our journey and was ready to meet us when we came off the boat. It was a few minutes walk to the apartment through Piazza San Marco. Wow is really the only expression that fits Venice. Pretty much everything is beautiful. There is even beauty in the decay. The apartment building is very old and I'm sure could tell a few stories. It is sympathetically and very well decorated to suit the style. You need to be fairly fit to climb the stairs everyday but we needed to burn those pizza & pasta calories we consumed! It served us well as a base between our sun downer Aperol Spritz at Florian (oldest cafe in the world apparently), visit to Murano to see glass being made and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. We had breakfast on the terrace every day and antipasti by night before going out. Da Roma was great. Thanks for the recommendation. It was really a home to get caught up in the magic of Venice. This house swap was a little gem.”
