We got into Venice late and called our host when we were on the boat to the Island. We expected to meet our host at the boat stop, but no one was there. About 10 minutes later she finally showed up, and apologized as she had one digit of our phone number wrong. She led us to the apartment and showed us how things worked and where everything was. She was very helpful! Thank you Valentina.
The apartment was beautiful and as expected. It was extremely quiet and with the windows and shutters closed we couldn't hear anything outside. Once the windows were open, the sounds of the neighbor hood filled the rooms. The apartment is right next door to the Natural History Museum, and it was filled with children on a field trip. There are a couple of good restaurants near by, and a grocery store 5 minutes away on foot. Everything was very convenient!
The walk to St.Mark's Square took about 20 to 25 minutes. By vaporetto (local "bus" boat) it was about the same amount of time.