The apartment is in a very central location and was surprisingly quiet. It was large and was lovely and cool with a very effective air conditioning system, even on some of the very hot days we had. Paulo and his brother in law Alberto were very friendly and helpful and gave us lots of useful information. Alberto met us at the train station and showed us the way to the apartment, pointing out things on the way. When we arrived at the apartment, Alberto showed us around and gave us a map with useful things marked on it such as the nearest supermarket and where there are nice places to go for restaurants and bars. There was also a very welcome bottle of Prosecco and some beer awaiting us in the fridge! We also went out one evening with Paulo in his boat and had an hour and 20 minutes tour of the Grand Canal and some of the 'back street' canals of Venice with Paulo telling us a lot of really interesting information about old and modern Venice. Paulo is a really nice and interesting guy and the boat trip was well worth it if you have the time.