You'll love Paolo, his sister and the apartment. Found this place through Airbnb. Used the word…read morebefore today, but really a hidden gem. It's located in a quiet area. Both the St. Mark's Square and Piazzale Roma are on walking distance, about 10-15 minutes depending on the crowd. The appartment is located on the grond floor on a quiet canal. You can see the gondola's floating by from the windows. And the watertaxi can come to the front door. Inside you'll find a master bedroom with a double bed, two one person bedrooms with a bed/sleeping couch and two bathrooms. Both with toilet, bidet and a shower and 3 towel's a person. There's a little kitchen with al the things you need and a relatively big patio. Everything is very, very luxerious and spotless clean. You'll think you're in a one of those magazines. Beautiful. And everything you'll think you can possible need is there. Paolo had a cold bottle of Prosecco in the fridge, there were tea bags and coffee cups, toast, butter and jam and even shampoo (skin friendly) and shower gel. You'll also find magazines to relax and the tourguides if you forgot one. Paolo picked us up from the airport (although we had a very late arrivel) and took the time to show us around the apartment and the neighbourhood, pointing out the bakery (open 365 days), the supermarket (normal hours) and a view restaurants. He even took us for a drink and insisted on paying. Tip: La Zucca should be fantastic. Only....you'll have to make reservations way in advance. Probably before you arrive. During our stay Paolo was available for tips and making arrangements like reservations. He even send us a sms to remind us to put the garbage out on time. Check-out was between 09.00 and 10.30 by Paolo's sister who also cleans the place. Like the late arrival, we had a late flight. And even that was no problem. We had to leave the apartment to give Paolo's sister a chance to get it ready for the next guests, but we could leave our luggage in the apartment and even use the toilet when we picked it up again. I think we paid around the €200 a night during eastern for a place where 4 people can sleep. Great value for money. And note that Paolo speaks excellent English which makes the conversation easy and entertaining.

Wonderful luxury apartment in venice, the old house of Frnacesco algarotti, venetian philosopher…read moreand writer. The house is amazingly furnished with old statues, paintings and mobles. Is ideal for a unique stay in Venice, a special event or an holiday with friends. Absolutely to recommend.

Incredible apartment in VEnice, a big old palace, the old house og francesco algarotti…read more We stayed for a week with a group of friends, the place is big and charming, with old paintings and statues. 5 stars!!!!

When you're in Venice, your goal is to get lost and that's what makes this place fun. It's a giant…read moremaze and you never know where you will end up and it's always a really good cheese in the end. I had a lot of fun trying to find Residenza della Spada. Even before coming here, I googled map the place and in fact, it gave me pretty straightforward directions. Turn right, walk straight, and then turn left. However, reality wasn't so straightforward. I ended up walking in circles and at one point, I thought maybe this place is like Platform ¾ where I have to run through a wall to get to another worldly dimension. Anyway, as I finally came to my senses and my GPS finally knew where it was, I found the hidden alleyway that led to this place. So as my New Yorker instincts turned on, I should have known better not to walk down a shady alleyway. But this is Venice. These alleyways are the hidden gems. And they are actually litter free. Let me preface by saying that Residenza della Spada is not a hotel, it's more like an AirBnb but for some reason, Expedia called it a hotel. The owner lives here with his wife and kids, and has several vacant rooms for people to stay. He also operates a bar lounge on the ground level. It's rustic yet homey. Not sure about my husband, but I loved it. It makes you feel local. The owner is really nice. He made us breakfast spread every morning with awesomely fresh croissants and prosciutto. His cappuccino was excellent. As far as the room itself, the bed could be a little more comfortable but for a 2 night stay, I didn't really mind. However, the walls are pretty thin so you could hear your neighbors talking. Overall, I enjoyed the stay and wouldn't mind walking down the alleyway again.

Excellent value for our family of five. We had a two-level, two bedroom, two bath flat with…read morekitchenette. It's an apartment but is operated like a hotel - without the amenities. Very modern interior with flat screen TV's, AC system, and automated electrical system. Conveniently located and easy to find from the S. Angelo vapporetto stop. For our family of five, this option was more affordable than two hotel rooms, and very comfortable and roomy, clean, and modern. I definitely recommend Ca' Mariele for a family vacation in Venezia.

An incredible opportunity to live like a Venice merchant if only for a weekend. The rooms are…read moreincredibly spacious, well decorated, and with great views. My family was a little concerned over this pick of mine over the standard hotel room but it was a home run. The walls are thick so the Wi-Fi isn't that great and you can't get Netflix in the master suite of the two bedroom called the Casanova. The payoff is living in an 800 year old building located right on the Grand Canal which is not a far walk from any of the sights such as San Marco square or the Rialto bridge. This place was definitely one of the highlights of our trip and I am the hero for finding it.

What you see in the pictures is exactly the way it is...absolutely beautiful. Once a wealthy…read moremerchant's villa in the merchant part of the city, it is now a great place to launch your Venice vacation from. We took a private water taxi from the airport for 120 Euro and it dropped our family of four right off at the San Samuel dock and the small campo where the apartment is located. The manager met us and we walked through 3 doors to get to our apartment the first 150 years old with skeleton key and the other two more modern and much more secure. The last door is like a bank vault...very secure. The Cassandra apartment has a full kitchen, dishwasher, washer and dryer, pull out sofa bed in living room, 3 large windows that open to the grand canal, and two windows that open to a beautiful garden that you don't have access to but is still beautiful to look at. This place was the highlight of our trip and we really felt special staying here. Some areas of Venice are very crowded with 1000s of tourists. This apartment is not far from those areas but is very quiet and secluded. I can't recommend this place highly enough. We really enjoyed it.

If I could provide negative stars I would…read more They put me in a walk up sweat box, although the listing advertised AC, did not work. Then they lied about it saying they could not cool one unit and heat others, as if I was unaware of what zone AC /heat means. Worse! Their 'fix' was open the window, which we had to do, allowing dozens of mosquitoes in that bit us head to toe. It was bad enough that we had to discuss medical options to assist with the swelling and itch on the face. Daily, the staff entered the room and cranked the heat ensuring our return was as uncomfortable as humanly possible. To end our trip the staff - call her L told me I could not utilize a toilet while I waited for Porter service. I was forced to roam Venice, looking for a toilet even though I had checked out of a hotel and my luggage was still there. If you want bugs, no heat or air, rude and lazy staff with no functioning wifi stay here. I would highly suggest most anywhere else!

From the owner: Una nuova idea di ospitalità per chi sogna di vivere un weekend o una vacanza a Venezia senza…read morerinunciare alla libertà di un appartamento privato.