This is a fabulous, well equipped, comfortable apartment, located on a quiet canalside within an easy walk of 2 excellent Restaurants frequented by locals and only a short walk to Ormesini where evening drinks and cicchetti are hard to beat. Daniela and Pietro are readily available if there are any problems and will willingly give advice on places to go, we visit at least once or twice a year and always try to stay at Perla Grigia, it is now a home from home!

Nos hospedamos en este apartamento cuatro personas durante dos noches (9/10/16 y 10/10/16). Inicialmente todo sucedió según lo programado, Pietro nos esperó en la parada de vaporetto más cercana y nos acompañó a casa. Al llegar pudimos comprobar que el edificio estaba en obras y para acceder al apartamento tuvimos que pasar bajo los andamios. Esto en un principio no supondría ningún problema pero lo correcto sería habernos avisado de la situación, para así poder conocer de antemano que todos los días nos despertarían los ruidos de los trabajos que estaban realizando. Una vez dentro nos enseñó el apartamento rápidamente y nos indicó que las sábanas para hacer la cama estaban en la secadora. Este detalle nos sorprendió pero tratamos de ser comprensivos y aceptamos hacer nosotros la cama cuando las sábanas terminasen de secarse. Sin embargo y para nuestra sorpresa cuando, trascurridas unas horas, fuimos a la secadora descubrimos que en su interior tan solo había trapos. Las únicas sábanas que nos habían dejado eran las de los huéspedes anteriores en el saco de la ropa sucia. En el baño nos encontramos con que la mampara estaba rota, tan solo tenía una de las puertas y la otra estaba tirada en la terraza (por la suciedad que tenía deducimos que llevaba allí días). Por si esto no fuese suficiente la televisión no tenía sonido y la wifi dejó de funcionar a las pocas horas de instalarnos. Intentamos contactar telefónicamente con los dueños pero no nos respondieron por lo que decidimos enviarle un Whatsapp explicándole todos los problemas que estabamos teniendo. En ningún momento nos solucionaron las incidencias y el último día obtuvimos una excusa personal por respuesta. Nos hubiese gustado que nos informasen de los problemas desde el primer momento. El apartamento podría estar bien si se molestaran en cuidar estos detalles pero dada la falta de hospitalidad con nosotros no se lo recomendaremos a nadie.

I just wanted to give some feedback regarding the apartment you moved us to on 2nd July. I would have been really concerned on arrival at venice if I had not read previous reviews that other guests had been moved from Perla Grigia. It would have been nice to be notified beforehand and given a reason for being moved. We had organised a transfer on departure from Perla Grigia with other people staying near Perla Grigia, we had to cancel this at the last minute and make alternative arrangements. We were moved to a larger 2 bedroom apartment at Rialto Bridge. It was hot when we stayed so we all slept downstairs, we moved the air con unit from upstairs as the unit in the downstairs bedroom has the pipe from the back of the unit missing. Can I also suggest you supply an extension cable lead for the air con unit upstairs to reach the plug near the window to allow the tube to go out of the window instead of at the top of the stairs. We really liked the location of the apartment but found the stairs an issue with luggage and we had difficulty with the key, the nice lady from the shop helped out and let us in, she also could not use the key supplied as we got her to try it. Some plugins for the mosquitoes would helpful, as there was one supplied but it was empty, unfortunately I received a couple of bites. A map or directions to the supermarket Co-op near Rialto Bridge would help. Overall we enjoyed our stay at the apartment we moved to as it was large, modern and we would recommend it to friends travelling light with minimum luggage.

We were relocated to this fabulous 2 bedroom apartment near Rialto Bridge. we were greeted by Pietro at the water stop. Everything is in walking distance. Good exercise up and down the stairs. Very comfortable, slept 4 of us very comfortably. We stayed for 2 nights before joining a cruise and came back for another 2 nights after the cruise. We left our bags at a mask shop as per instruction for Daniela and the shop owner was fabulous, needless to say Pietro was there by 1.00p.m. and allowed us to check in early. Fabulous service,nice to have in a foreign country. Thank you for having us. The Wentzel family. Stay here if you are I Venice a beautiful city indeed.

We were given a different apartment from the one we booked (with no explanation) and it had some great advantages such as its central location near Rialto Bridge, modern stylish furnishings and two comfortable bedrooms on two floors, which was bigger than the original apartment we booked! Overall we were very pleased with our accommodation, but could only give it four stars because of the lack of communication regarding the change, no warning about the fact it was up four steep flights of stairs (not easy with four heavy cases!), and poor meeting up arrangements which left us waiting around for quite a while, and having to ring. A sign with our name on would have made things a lot easier. Venice is an amazing city though, and we will be back.

Our stay in Venice was beautiful. On our arrival we were greeted by Pietro who informed us that he would have to give us another apartment as the one we paid for had plumbing issues. That was great for us as we got a great apartment right near San Marco. A 2 storey apartment with 2 bedrooms, which the kids loved (and us too). A great spot and everything that we needed was there.

As a family of 2 adults and one 3 year old boy, we chose to stay here as the end to our 3 week journey around Italy in June 2014. Have to say that the accommodation exceeded our expectations. We really liked the location compared to others, so close to everything without being stuck in the middle of tourism Venice. Could hear the upstairs neighbours occasionally, but expect you’d get this anywhere in an apartment. It was a great functional space, great price, yes, a great price compared to many others. If ever visited again, would choose here as you can spend a lot of money in Venice on accommodation/dining for no good reason – get the owners local tips on where to dine and make sure you reserve. Glad we chose, and thank you for the help Daniela

Siamo stati in questo appartamento per 2 notti con la mia famiglia...4 persone e devo dire che è stato tutto perfetto! Complimenti a Daniela e Pietro..Gentilissimi. .. Grazie di cuore A presto

Quiet Canarregio neighborhood away from the crowds. Cafes/bars and grocery store nearby. Train station an easy ten minute or so walk- over three bridges. Clean and well kept apartment. Comfortable for 2 adults and a teenager. Washing machine/drying rack a major convenience! Very gracious owner who promptly and thoroughly replies to all inquiries.

Abbiamo soggiornato in questo delizioso appartamento per la seconda volta, dopo esserci già stati l'anno scorso ed esserci trovati benissimo. Non possiamo che confermare tutti i giudizi positivi già espressi dagli altri ospiti: l'appartamento è comodissimo, anche per 4 persone, arredato molto bene e in modo pratico e funzionale, ed è dotato di tutto quello che può servire (dal microonde alla lavatrice, dalla lavastoviglie all'aspirapolvere, dal phon all' impianto stereo per la musica e al wifi o alla efficientissima aria condizionata) L'atmosfera che si respira entrando non è anonima, come spesso accade, ma molto calda e piacevolissima, inoltre,e questo è un importante valore aggiunto, la zona in cui si trova è veramente autentica, piena di vita vera, non tanto turistica. È molto bello la sera cenare nelle tante trattorie dietro l'angolo, piene di gente che abita lì e la sera si ritrova a chiacchierare, oppure, dopo cena, fare una passeggiata tra le calli dove i veneziani si preparano a rientrare nelle case o dove si percepiscono i rumori della vita, dalle finestre aperte sui canali. Comodissima anche l'ubicazione, a pochi passi dalle fermate dei vaporetti che vanno verso il lido ( Madonna dell'orto ) o verso San Marco o la ferrovia ( Ca' d'Oro). Da ultimo, non meno importante, la gentilezza e la disponibilità dei proprietari, Daniela e Pietro, che fanno venire voglia di tornare a trovarli presto!