The apartment is perfectly located, 2 mins walk from the Giardini & Biennale vaporetto stops which makes it easy to get up to Piazza San Marco & the Grand Canal or just as easy to go the other way and head to Murano, Burano and Lido (all of which we did). The neighbourhood is a little quieter than the "main" city and felt extremely safe, with a good range of local shops just a couple of mins away. I would not hesitate to recommend the apartment if you are looking for a base to explore from, and Nicola is a fantastic host. Also if you are here for the Biennale, again it's just a 2 min walk from the Giardini Biennale and not too far from Arsenale. All in all, couldn't fault it and would definitely come back here again..