Accademia Charm Apartments by Wonderful Italy♡

Fantastic views, comfy beds, and close to amenities, with peace and quiet overnight.

10.0

Beautiful apartment with enough space for two friends to stay in while also having individual privacy on separate floors overnight. The owners sent a really detailed (with photos) guide on how to get there, and even thought about the things you might need later, like where to throw trash away outside the apartment if you fill the bin. We arrived near midnight and there was no issue getting in as it’s all done with key codes, and the local transport they suggested was still running into the late hours. Tourist tax is taken through an online portal, which was pretty quick and easy to use. As an English gal, I need my tea, and they had a kettle and several decent sized mugs for a proper builders brew. There’s a massive fridge if you are there for longer than a weekend and want to stock up, and the private rooftop terrace (specifically for the two bedroom apartment on the top floor - it is not shared) has cushioned seats and a 360 degree view of the whole city (you can see in my pics how lovely it is) to relax in during the evenings. There’s even a pet seagull who pops by every morning to enjoy the view with you…we named her Venicia! Right outside the property is a little sandwich shop, and if you wander for five minutes there is a little pizza shop where you can get individual slices of pizza for £5 and sit on the canal edge with all the locals. You can’t sit on the canal edge in many other places without getting turfed off by cultural stewards, so this a hidden gem for a quiet, affordable evening (see photos for the ambiance). Also five minutes walk away is a little breakfast cafe where you can get fantastic croissants and omelettes until 11am, and a supermarket too, so you won’t go hungry. There’s several more-fancy waterside restaurants within a 5 minute walk too if you want to posh it up a bit without a big walk. The place is super quiet overnight, so introverts will love it.

− This isn’t really a dislike, but more an awareness thing. Venice, being a water city, is chock full of mosquitoes, so before we flew I prepared for this and bought a lightweight pop-up mosquito bed-net to use. My buddy didn’t and was consequently eaten alive by mosquitoes overnight. I was fine, so take a mini bug spray and a bed-net and voila, no problem. There are mosquitoes in the shower - no way the owners can prevent this - so just check for them in the bathroom before de-robing, so you can deal with them before they try to eat you while your showering. 😂 The door locks on both the rooftop terrace and especially the apartment door keypad lock always need a double check as we found them to be sticky and a little temperamental, so lock it, wait a minute then double check it’s properly locked. Don’t leave any money in the apartment because this is Venice and it’s the first and only thing folks will look for if they break in (we did wonder afterwards if the apartment door code was the same each time for each visitor, so ask the owners for a fresh code to be safe). I quite sensibly took a luggage cable lock and just locked-tied my valuables to the radiator pipe to be sure, and personally had no issues. One thing the owners could improve is to put some big fairy lights on the terrace. At night it is pitch black, so you can only really enjoy the terrace during daylight hours. It would make a huge difference to have a few strings of outdoor fairy lights installed up there, so you could quietly drink your tea and enjoy the nighttime air on the terrace in your slippers.

Guest review

6.0

Posizione e tranquillità

− Le foto dell’annuncio non erano mirate all’appartamento selezionato e c’era odore di fogna

Nice terrace with great views. A good, comfortable stay.

7.0

Lovely terrace with wonderful views. Nice location, just a short walk to San Marco. Communication with the owners was very easy and they replied to our messages very promptly. The beds were comfy, even the sofa bed. It was good for a couple of days. Good value for money compared to other flats in Venice. We were a group of 6 adults and we all managed to shower without the hot water running out! Overall a pleasant stay.

− They need to restock the apartment. There were no wine glasses and only one or two glasses for water. We used mugs for all drinks! The hairdryer that was provided didn't work properly (didn't go warm at all!). Bit of a weird upstairs room with a huge space with low ceilings that is unused. You cannot control the heating so it came on when we didn't need it and so we had to keep the windows open. These are small things that can be fixed easily but make a big difference to your stay.

Guest review

5.0

Vicinanza, disponibilità di più camere e servizi

− Pulizia e odore sgradevole proveniente dai bagni

Incredibly disappointing

1.0

Nice area. Initially very happy with apartment. NO HOT WATER so unable to have a shower for the WHOLE STAY. Despite telling Wonderful Italy about the issue. No attempt to resolve this. Lock on front door also broken, so needed to bring ALL valuables out every day as too unsafe to leave in apartment. Also reported and zero attempt to sort.

− No hot water. Not able to have a shower for 4 days. Absolutely outrageous. Travelling with my. Close to 70 year old mother and 2 daughters. Completely ruined our trip in many ways.

The location was superior in the Dorsoduro/Accademia area, close to the academia and Oeggy Guggenheim Collectiin and

5.0

The floor plan worked quite well for our group of 4 single adults.

− The 4 flights of stairs were too difficult for a disabled member of our group. Also, the stench from the bathroom could not be overcome. We had to leave all windows open and live in the cold.