Marcello and his Luigina were very welcoming when we arrived and on hand during our stay if we needed anything. They showed us best places to eat, where they live in case we needed them and even got a glass of prosecco on arrival and then again we sat with Marcello just before we left for the airport after he kindly held our bags at his house on the last day. The apartment is basic but has everything you need and is definitely good value for money. It's in a good area, still busy but more comfortable than the more touristy areas of the city. It is also only about 3 mins walk to the boat from the airport, local boats and 10 mins from the train station. Only about 20 mins walk to Piazza San Marco. The hosts have a much better understanding of English than we have of Italian but we were unable to speak with them in English fluently. We just about got by with our limited knowledge of Spanish, the English they knew and lots of hand gestures! But they certainly know enough to tell you things you need to know and arrange things such as check out etc. Definietly bring an Italian phrase book with you as it would make the experience much more fun and I am sure we missed out on some really intesting conversation with them as we only understood some things. If we come back to Venice we would definitely stay here again.