Carla's apartment is lovely - the photographs don't do it justice! It is beautifully decorated, spacious, spotless, quiet, and very well-equipped with items such as a large drying rack that we really appreciated. We loved having air conditioning to cool down in the evenings. We took the bus from the airport to Piazzale Roma, where Carla kindly met us right on time and walked us to the apartment. (As an aside, if I were to do it again, I might look into taking a water taxi from the airport all the way to the apartment -- the water taxis looked like lots of fun.) The location is quiet and non-touristy, but a short walk to vaporetto stops and to the tourist destinations.