I stayed in Lion´s 1 in Venice in july 2016 with my husband and 2 kids 6 and 9 years of age. We stayed four days and were very satisfied with the apartment! It was in a great condition, very modern and functionally furnished and we experienced the place to be even more inviting than the pictures!
The location was perfect close to Rialto and San Marco, but still close to less touristic and more quiet and residential areas as well, which is really worth visiting!
The Apartment faces a charming and lively street with restaurants, shops, supermarket, pharmacy and a VERY good bakery just outside the front door. Very convenient! Inside the apartment you only hear a minimum of noise from the street, which is rare at a central location like this.
For our family Lion´s 1 central location meant, that we could go out for three hours of sightseeing in the morning, get home for for lunch and a cooling siesta in the air-conditioned apartment and get right back out there for the rest of the day without any complaints from the children. Just perfect!
We arrived the day of the Festival of Redentore on the 16th of july and only had a 10 minute walk to go and enjoy the great fireworks by the ST. Marks bassin at midnight. Fabulous!

We took one of the restaurant advices from the binder left on the kitchen table and were pleasantly surprised with both the food and the service at "La Luna" - a 10 minute walk from Lion´s 1. Our waiter made up a competition with our kids were they took turns guessing each others animal noises. A good night for the kids - and the parents who had plenty of time to enjoy the tasty food :-)

All in all this place helped make our Venice adventure memorable!