My stay at Davide's was a real treat!!! I'd told him I could find my way to the apartment, but he met me at the train station (despite my train's being late and the already late hour) anyway to walk me to his place. And what a place it is: the front room was practically nothing but windows looking out on the bridges over the intersecting of the canals. Everything about the apartment was comfortable, the neighborhood is fabulous: not nearly so touristy as much of Venice, and while I prefer to do everything on foot, the piazzale Roma with all the vaporetti you could ever need is a stone's throw away. Davide was a fabulous host: besides the station pick-up, he made fabulous restaurant recommendations, he texted each day to make sure everything was alright, and he had even bought me a panettone to help me ring in the New Year. He was just terrific!!! Because I live in Munich, my favorite weekend get-away destination is Venice and I'll be surely contacting Davide for the use of his apartment again---highly recommended!!!