What a lovely place to stay in Venice. Franco's apartment is beautifully situated, close to San Marco, within walking distance of almost every part of the main island and close to the vaporettos for travel to the other islands. The area is quiet and the apartment is close to a supermarket, restaurants, and a fresh pasta shop. The apartment was fresh and clean, and we got used to the four flights of stairs. It had just the right equipment for the amount of cooking we did. We took some lovely walks around the streets in the Castello area, and along the waterfront to the main Biennale site. Franco was very helpful while we were organising our stay, and we were met by Martino at the vaporetto when we first arrived and shown to the apartment. This made settling into Venice a comfortable experience after a long flight from Australia. Our only problem was the weak wifi during our stay. This improved on our last day with the new calendar month. We did not need heating or cooling during our stay in late May/early June. Thank you Franco and Martino for helping to make our trip to Venice a lovely experience.