Views on Venice was founded in the late 1990’s when the concept of short term apartment rentals was in its infancy and rarely considered an option by most visitors to the city. As a ‘thirty-something’ Venetian excited by the new business and communication opportunities offered by the internet, I decided to link up with a close childhood friend in creating a partnership which, at the time, was a novelty in Venice. The idea we had in mind was to approach the traditional management of my family’s apartments from an entirely different angle, while at the same time resisting the attentions of those wanting to transform my family's palazzo into a prestigious hotel. Our aim was to offer these apartments, as well as those of friends, for rental to an international clientele who’d take pleasure in the comfort, freedom and authenticity of ‘living at home as a Venetian’ rather than merely observing the city from the confines of an anonymous hotel room or suite. The common denominator then, as now, was to offer ‘something extra’ amidst an already extraordinary city - an added dimension which turns a ‘stay’ into an ‘experience’ and a 'dream' into 'reality'.

An ivory tower of soft-spoken colours with canal views and a terrace just inside Santa Croce. Dressed in its finest and sitting patiently in wait for you beside a wide stone bridge at the meeting point of three canals between little Campiello Mosca, the 17th century Church of San Pantalon and buzzy Campo Santa Margherita in the district of Dorsoduro, Ca’ Pantalon is newly renovated and lies on the second (top) floor reached by stairs. Filled with light thanks to its many windows and elevated position and dotted throughout with monochrome wall prints of Venetian lagoonscapes and city scenes, the apartment sleeps four guests in air-conditioned comfort in a serene setting in which the natural beauty of lofty roof timbers and rich wooden flooring stands out against an easy-on-the-eye palette of creams, whites and classy neutrals. Please note that the operation of air-conditioning and heating are subject to municipality regulation. In general, heating is available from mid-October to mid-April, while air-conditioning is available from mid-April to mid-October. Please contact us for further information. Arrivals after 8pm incur an arrival fee

A classic new apartment to cocoon you in comfort… …superbly located right on the borders of not 1 but 3 Venetian districts or ‘sestieri’ - Santa Croce, San Polo and Dorsoduro - allowing easy access to all the restaurants, sights and activities that each has to offer! A stone’s throw to the fabulous Tintoretto-filled Scuola Grande di San Rocco and the famous Church of the Frari, and within minutes of the San Toma vaporetto (water bus) stop for easy travel around the city and the ‘Traghetto’ gondola ferry crossing the Grand Canal to the San Marco district. Easily reachable on foot from Piazzale Roma if travelling light and close to the small shops, Punto supermarket and fish, fruit and vegetable stalls at Campo Santa Margherita for all your self-catering needs.