Maria was a terrific host. She was happy for us to arrive a bit early. Although she couldn't meet us herself, she arranged for a friend to, who showed us around the apartment, and showed us on a map where there were supermarkets and other things we wanted to know. The apartment was about 20 minutes from the station, when dragging luggage with you, but you could get a vaporetto from the station that goes down the canal the apartment is on. We had everything we needed. The shower upstairs was a little small, but there was another downstairs that had more space. The vaporettos in the local canal went to Murano, San Marco and the Lido. There was also a privately run water bus that went to the airport. The area was nice and quiet, and secure. When we needed to print tickets we bought on the internet, Maria agreed to have them emailed to her. She printed them and had a friend drop them off. Thank you so much, Maria. You are a great host.