We had a wonderful stay in Mario’s apartment! It’s in a quiet area, and although it’s not smack dab in the middle of the central/tourist area of the city, it’s in walking distance of everything. My Mom is gluten and dairy free—which makes eating in Italy hard!—so it was important to us to have a kitchen so we could cook during our stay. Mario’s kitchen is small, but it worked perfectly for our needs (and saved us a bunch of money in Venice!)