Venetian splendour at the Piano Nobile
Review Submitted: September 17, 2009
Date of Stay: September 2009
May I applaud you, Odile, on your beautiful and supremely tasteful property. We had a wonderful stay. Everything was perfect; I cannot imagine returning to Venice without residing at the Piano Nobile in the Fondamenta Santa Caterina.
I must, however, apologise for various startling failings.
Alas, despite being there for three days, not one of our party succeeded in hurling an apple - either half-eaten or whole - down the loo; losing our keys or, for that matter, our own heads; breaking the locks, entering rooms
marked 'do not enter for any reason whatsoever'; getting electrocuted by the dishwasher; altering the heating or refrigeration; purloining items from your kitchen cupboard; being arrested by the refuse police; calling on your back-up teams for assistance at ruinous cost; or failing a spot check and thereby having our belongings removed.
Why, we did not even go up a canal without a paddle.
My concern is this no doubt will leave you perilously short of material for the next edition of your apartment notes. But I would urge you to look at the plus side. Our failure is your success. Without your assiduously detailed instructions, we would have almost been certainly vulnerable to any - if not all - of these hazards. I take my hat off to you.
All jesting aside, my thanks and compliments. I very much look forward to a return visit.
Gerard, and on behalf of Lisa, Laura and Stephen
Owner's Response: We laughed so much when we read this- It came from a well known journalist. Let it be an example to all future guests . It is lovely for us when people understand and appreciate the way our houses are, rather than pining for Hotel décor
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