Even with the cruise ships and the tourists, something about Venice still evokes the splendour of the Doge’s era, and Repubblica Heights manages (pretty well, we might add) to hold onto some of that magic. From the statue on the terrace to the crowns hanging above the bed, everything about the flat gives a feeling of fading, but still impressive, glory. On a practical level, it’s huge, but this isn’t the kind of flat that you pick based on the practicalities. One look at it should be enough to hold you fixated.


Home truths:
*When we measured the wi-fi, it was only 5Mbps
*As you might expect from a place like this, there are some signs of age around the place