Giovanni and his place are a dream. He’s a quick and informative communicator and his flat is big and clean.
Perfectly nestled 10 minutes from the train station. Step out of Giovanni’s flat and go right, in 10-20 minutes you’ll be in the tourist end of all the sightseeing things. Step out of his flat and go left, in 10 minutes you’ll be in the authentic end of Venice. Away from the tourists, students, and crowds. One day we went right. Exhausted ourselves. The second day we went left. Relaxed ourselves.
Either way, you win.