Piero's apartment is fabulous, you can tell instantly he is an architect as he has done a spectacular job converting the beautiful old Venetian loft. It took me about 35 mins to walk to St Marks Square from apartment and it is a great walk along the lagoon. It was nice to be a bit out of the middle of all the tourists. Via Garibaldi, the main street near the house, is fab. I loved the apartment and would go back :)