Alessandro is one of the best hosts we ever stayed with: his hospitality, helpfulness and communication were outstanding. His place is perfectly located in a quiet area a little off the touristy path in Venice. The street (Via Garibaldi) is still full of nice restaurants, bars, cafés and shops - as well as a small fruit and vegeteable market and supermarket. Right next to it there are the Giardini Biennale (including Vaporetto station), so the perfect location to visit the Biennale. But also walking to St. Marks Square takes only 10 minutes. The apartment is in a beautiful tradintional venetian building edged by the canal on two sides. It is located on the first floor, very clean and stuffed with food Alessandro provides for his guests. The beds are comfortable, it is pitch dark if you decide to close the window bars and totally quiet if you close the windows. And you have a view of the canal right from your bedroom.