This was a wonderful apartment in a lovely and convenient location situated on the island of Giudecca. The accommodation was spacious and comfortable, and the facilities excellent.

To get about Venice, we quickly got used to the vaporetti which stop two minutes walk away from the flat, and go frequently towards Palazzo San Marco - or you can travel round the other way via the railway station to Rialto. We particularly enjoyed crossing to Zattere and walking up from there.

There are local shops quite handy at Redentore and just by the flat is a lively Ostello (not just for youth!) which did very fine snacks and drinks at a reasonable price; you don't see or notice the ostello from the apartment and the flat is indeed calm and pleasantly quiet after the bustle of Venice. We enjoyed sitting on the little balcony.

Communication with Manuela was superb, and she went far beyond the call of duty in meeting us off the train, not in Venice itself, but in Mestre on the mainland. Our train was late, and it was dark by the time we got off the vaporetto, and, while it wasn't difficult, we would recommend finding the flat in daylight.

We had a wonderful week in Venice: thank you Manuela!