The apartment is located in a beautiful neighbourhood with views to a canal from windows on one side and to a park and palazzo on the other side. It feels a world away from the crowds at San Marco, although a close-by vaporetto stop (Salute) crosses the Grand Canal to that area and a bridge (Accademia) crosses further up. The apartment is spotlessly clean, nicely furnished, and well-equipped. Sergio was patient in explaining things to us, via his translating app. He identified my problem with phone communications and corrected his contact information on my phone (I needed to use + or 00 before the country code of 39). I was able to send a message to him via the airbnb app to say I was headed his way on the vaporetto, which his wife alerted him to. So, we connected in spite of my being a newbie on the cell-phone. I would love to come back to Venice and would definitely try to stay in this apartment with its big comfortable bed and airy lightness.