Our stay at Ornella's apartment was perfect! It is fully equipped with everything you need, including all the little things like shampoo, tissues, hairdryer and even some chocolate! It was much better than a hotel, especially when traveling with children. However, you should be aware that the apartment has only one separate bedroom and two sofa beds in the living room. For us this was no problem because our older children usually stayed up longer than we did :) Alessia, Ornella's daughter was really helpful, she picked us up at the vaporetto stop, took us to the apartment and gave us lots of excellent recommendations for restaurants and must see places in Venice. There is also a restaurant right across the street that makes delicious pizza you can take away to the apartment. The neighborhood is nice and quiet compared to the masses of tourists in other parts of Venice but you can easily reach St. Marco in approx. 15 min with the vaporetto. That is a lot of fun too for the kids. We really enjoyed our stay and would not hesitate to come back! Thank you again, Ornella and Alessia!