Marina's niece met us at the vaporetto dock and walked us to the apartment, which was only a few blocks. The neighborhood at St Elena is wonderful, park like, large trees and very quiet compared to the hectic nature of the rest of Venice. There was a wonderful restaurant about 100 feet away, but make reservations, as it books up, unless you are willing to eat outside. The weather when we were there was not great and there were a couple of nights that you wanted to eat inside.
The apartment is small, though fine for 2, and very modern, obviously recently remodeled. The Wi-Fi worked great which was a big plus for us, as we both work online.