Our stay at Irene's place was beyond perfect!! I recommend Irene, and this apartment, completely! We came here for a wedding anniversary trip, and it did not disappoint. The pictures were lovely, but the place was even more beautiful in person! The location was incredible, too. The front door to the apartment is in a little back alleyway, but is well lit and so charming; safe neighborhood and a beautiful walk home. Every window in the home had a beautiful view - overlooking a restaurant patio and the roofs of other apartments, etc. It is a very short walk to the main canal next to the San Marco and San Zaccharias vaporetto stops - so convenient, and such a pretty view of the canal! We were close enough to many things that we could walk on foot, but also close enough to the vaporetto stops that we could easily take a vaporetto anywhere in Venice. There is a charming and delicious ma-and-pa gelato shop right next to the apartment, as well as a produce stand, and many tourist shops and restaurants are close by as well on the main canal. And Irene was an angel! We booked with less than 24 hours notice, and then had to change the time we were meeting her very last-minute. She did not complain and bent over backwards to make it work for us! She checked in on us throughout the week, and answered any questions we had. She even offered to help us in a fiasco we had with a lost phone, which was so nice of her. She was the perfect hostess! The washer machine worked well, the air conditioning was wonderful, the bed comfy, the kitchen adorable, and everything was perfectly clean. Staying at her place was worth every penny, and if we went back again we would stay here! Thank you so much Irene for a wonderful stay!