Fabiola's apartment is located in a nice and quiet neighborhood, overseeing a small and lovely courtyard. It is very convenient, and only takes about 10-15 min for us to talk to St. Marco and other main tourist spots, and 8-10 min to 2 Coop supermarkets, but many small grocery stores around. Ricardo was very helpful and gave us many tips about good local restaurants (osteria), you have to try the one about 2 mins down the road, it is a lovely small winery shop with great food. Originally, I thought of booking at a hotel at channel side, but I am so happy that instead we chose to stay at Fabiola's cosy and authentic home for our first visit to Venice. The apartment is well appointed and very clean. I highly recommend it, if you desire to have an authentic and good quality experience, with convenience but not crowds. Lastly, for those who come to Venice first time, strolling through the small allies is the best experience, forget about the main tourist spots, go to local markets and Cafes...