Giancarlo is a good host, communication was great and he met us off the Alilaguna boat stop at San Stae. Great location as you can easily get the boat to and from the airport, the station and an amazing ride down the grand canal!
The apartment is charming, pretty central, down some alleys right near the Prada foundation and I think our canal view is of Ca' Pesaro Gallery of Modern Art opposite! It was fun to see boats and gondolas sail past. Breakfast and coffee were kindly left for us. We were here for the biennale and it was easy to walk everywhere from here. So much to see! Would recommend.