We had a fabulous week in Venice staying with our ten-year-old and eight-year-old children in Linda's apartment late-October, early-November 2022.
The location in the San Polo district was perfect, away from the most heavily trafficked tourist areas, while still providing easy access to all of the sights.
It was a short walk to the San Tomà vaporetto stop on the Grand Canal, from where we often took the Line 1 or the Line 2, for example to go to Arsenale and Giardini for the Biennale exhibits that were on at the time.
Walking in the other direction, it was easy to reach the railway station, from where we took the train half an hour to Padua to see the Scrovegni Chapel.
And, for many sights, we just walked: Piazza San Marco and the Doge's Palace, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection...
If one stays in the neighborhood, there are a number of nearby cafes where it is lovely to hang out and enjoy a coffee and a pastry, and indulge in people watching.
There is a Conad supermarket right nearby where we did all of our food shopping.
This was perfect for our breakfasts and dinners, which we had in the apartment. The kitchen in Linda's place is excellently set up for cooking and dining, and washing up, with all of the necessary utensils and more.
The apartment is lovely. We especially enjoyed the dining table and the light that came in from the glass doors to the balcony. It was a delight to sit on the balcony and watch the boats going by in the canal and listen to the ringing of the church bells.
We splurged on a water taxi from the airport which dropped us off right around the corner from Linda's apartment. One of her local team met us and let us in. The people who Linda has assisting her are very nice and good communicators. They made us feel most welcome.