Marcello and Luigina are a lovely couple who really went out of their way to welcome us. They waited to meet us at the apartment and were really helpful. There were some language barriers but we had fun working around it and managed to communicate surprisingly well! They took us to a coffee shop and bought us coffee and a snack, pointed out the directions of good places to eat and then left us to do our thing. The apartment is cosy and in a great location just out of the tourist crush, but still close enough to all the main attractions, lots of restaurants etc. Nearby Ghetto Novo is a really cool place to hang out at night and drink apperol spritz with the local alternative crowd. If you're over 6ft tall you may struggle here as the ceilings are very low, but that applies to most of Venice!! All round we had a great experience and will happily stay again!