We had an excellent 5 day stay here last week. Paolo contacted us prior to our arrival to discuss our travel arrangements and met us outside the apartment which we reached direct by water taxi from the airport. The apartment itself is beautiful and was perfect for our family which includes a 4 and a 6 year old. The facilities are good - there is a lovely out door patio that we were able to relax in in the sun, and the rooms were of a very high quality. The apartment itself is a 2 minute walk from the vaporetta stop on the grand canal and extremely conveniently located for trips to the Lido, the islands or beyond Venice. In addition there are good local bars, restaurants and amenities in the vicinity - a taste of "real Venice." As advertised, its no more than a 10 minute walk to Rialto and maybe 6 or 7 minutes further to St Marks Square. All in all we found this to be a perfect location for our visit and we would definitely recommend both Paolo as a host and the apartment to anyone.