We truly enjoyed our stay at Giovanni's. It was clean and very close to San Marco Square, as well as, many shops and restaurants. Giovanni met us at the water taxi and took us to his place. He had a map and gave us tips on restaurants and spots to visit. If you've never been to Venice, it's a bit of a maze, so we really appreciated that Giovanni met us and got us acclimated. His place was very clean and updated nicely. However, being from the US, we weren't use to such a small shower, but we adjusted fine.