I have found what seems like a lovely apartment in Venice, however it is right on Campo S.Stefano, which sounds exciting and potentially wonderful, but it probably has its downsides as well. What's the Campo S. Stefano like? I've heard it is a wonderful place to hang out. Would staying in a second floor apartment overlooking it be a positive or a negative? Noise?

Here's a link:

http://www.trulyveniceapartments.com...d=33&malipiero

Thanks for the feedback.

I like that location. Have gelato twice daily at Paolin--my favorite in Venice.

Campo S Stefano is as good a place to stay as any, I would say. It is quite central, and it is easy to get to S Marco, the Accademia, and the Rialto. It's handy for the Accademia vaporetto stop too. It will be busy for most of the day since it is on several tourist routes, but it will be as quiet as anywhere else during the night. The church of S Stefano is well worth a visit too.

That is a very central location and a very nice looking apartment. The price seems a bit high (1400 euro/wk), but other than that, I see no reason not to rent it.

A short walk to the best gelato in Venice? Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, the price is stretching my budget, but being able to look out on and have immediate access to a piazza like that and the best gelato in Venice might be worth it.

let me add that Campo S Stefano is a lovely campo. It is on the main route from Accademia to San Marco but should be quiet enough at night.

there are two nit picky points I have with this particualar apartment. It seems a bit on the high side as far as the rental fee goes. The other is that they seem to have remodeled all of the original Venetian details out of the apartment. No beams on the ceiling ordinary wood floors not the special Venetian terrazzo.

I stayed in a hotel that was on the corner of the campo and although my room overlooked a narrow street, I found the campo to be pleasant at night. The location is excellent.

notbob,

I like modern and minimalist spaces, so I actually like the way the apartment looks.

I was more concerned about the location than the apartment itself. And the location seems to be a good one.

As I stated above, the cost is pushing it for me, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

Since I got such great feedback on the last place...I've had this one bookmarked for ages and I wonder what you all think of it. It is stand alone home with its own bridge. Gets good reviews, good location from what I understand and is less 300 euros less a week than the other. Anyone familiar with this particular area? I was concerned about it being close to water level and the property managers assured me this area rarely gets aqua alta and this unit particular never suffered from aqua alta.

http://www.viewsonvenice.com/our_pro..._frescada.html

Thanks again for any feedback.

The location is great: close to the San Toma vaporetto and traghetto stops for quick transport to "downtown" Venice. Dorsoduro is much less touristy than San Marco but still has a very good selection of restaurants and cafes. It's also true that Dorsoduro rarely suffers from acqua alta.

Thanks Zerlina.

Good find! We loved our Dorsoduro location on our last visit to Venice. And that apartment looks so nice I copied it into a folder to consider for our next trip. We prefer the minimalist style ourselves, and the place looks nice and bright.

Yes, enzian I immediately liked the way it looked too. I wish the photos on the website showed more of the house and were a little more detailed though.

An extract from a Venetian treasure that I wrote for teenagers:

Find Campo Santo Stefano – it's big.
There is a statue in the Campo of Niccolo Tommaseo, a writer. Venetians have nick-named him il Cagalibri, or the book shitter. Figure out why.

Find and photograph the canal that runs clean under the Church of San Stefano.

Find the plaque to the right of the main door to San Stefano high on the wall that prohibits gambling, bad language and selling stuff. Photograph it, extra points for interpreting the date (20 June 1663).

iamq - That was probably someone's workshop. But they did do a lovely kind of loft conversion to it.

Here is a link to trip report from an Australian couple that stayed there in 2008. Trip advisor has a couple of reviews as well.

http://marleneandphil.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/venice/

Peter, I can't wait to go on that hunt. Thanks for trip report notbob!