This was the first trip to Italy for me and my teen-age son and Venice was our first stop. Silvia gave us great instructions how to get to her apartment from the airport. Although we didn't meet Silvia, her employee Samuela met us at the vaporetto (water bus) stop and walked us to Silvia's lovely apartment - a five minute walk. It looks exactly as it does in her pictures. Very charming, comfortable, and spacious enough for the two of us. The apartment was only a 2 minutes walk to all of the high-end shopping, a 5 minute walk to St. Mark's square and Basilica, and Doges Palace. Everything was walking distance although we loved taking the water buses up and down the Grand Canal. I would definitely vacation at Silvia's again.