This was my second visit to Venice, but it is a bit of a maze, so I really appreciated the water taxi directions and having Giuliana meet us to take us to the apartment. The apartment had four different sleeping areas as well as a large common area so it was very comfortable for 7. The location was a short walk to St. Marks (after dropping of luggage) but also just far enough away so that we could stumble into places outside of the main center (like the bar around the corner from the apartment). Giuliana kept an eye on the potential for a high tide on the day of our departure and made sure we knew how to get to the train station in the event of high tide (which thankfully didn't happen).