Giovanni‘s apartment is beautiful and comfortable and in the most convenient location.
The apartment has good social space – a table where you can eat meals and a lovely sitting room with a huge sofa – both these rooms get flooded with sunlight
It’s a 4 minute walk to the vaporetto (no1 line). (The journey from the apartment to Marco Polo took 1 hour 10 mins door to door)
Underneath the apartment there is a branch of il Doge Gelateria (delicious!) & Bar Ciak opposite serves great coffee/breakfasts and lots of other things. There’s a supermarket, a lovely restaurant, wine bar and bakery all very close by.
The area is very lively, many interesting shops, restaurants and wine bars. It’s a proper neighbourhood and you’ll get to practice your Italian from time to time. Of course you’ll get lost occasionally, but that’s part of the fun of finding your way around Venice! (Tip - use a map not your phone, it’s far less frustrating)
Giovanni provided excellent directions and recommendations in advance of our stay, and Marta was there to greet us and explain how things worked
We’ll definitely be staying at this apartment for our next trip to Venice and I would recommend everyone else to do so as well. Giovanni and Marta are excellent hosts - we could not recommend them or the apartment highly.