marco’s place is simple but comfortable. its quite walkable to many great cafes and restaurants nearby as well as several grocery stores. the neighborhood feels quiet and more populated by long term venice residents rather than tourists which i really loved. i was attending the biennale so it was a great location for me as it placed me in between the biennale and the sort of other side of venice full of attractions. everything was walkable and if not there are several nearby vaporetto (water bus system) stations. it’s on the ground floor so if you open the windows passerby can see inside but i still felt very safe and the windows close securely. marco provided very detailed instructions to find the bnb which made it easy for me.