Ugo met us with a warm welcome even though our flight was delayed and we didn't get to Venice 'til late evening. His home was simple and stylish (like the photos) and a perfect base from which to explore this beautiful city with our two young children. Supermarket, bakery, gelateria, pizzeria, fruit & veg boat and family-friendly restaurants all just one min from front door. We arrived by water direct from the airport to nearby Vaporetto stop (Ca'Rezzonico - it took about an hour) and left by train, just a 15 min walk from Ugo's place. Dorsoduro is wonderfully full of local bustle - you can hear voices passing by the apartment into the evening but if you're sensitive to noise (like me!) it's nothing a pair of earplugs won't sort. We all slept really well in our comfy beds. We visited the very local and beautiful Ca'Rezzonico palace on the Grand Canal. Lovely little garden behind it (free) for the kids to run around in. And we spent several evenings watching the sunset on the Zattere waterfront just 10 min walk along picturesque canals (past the local gondoler repair yard and some very cool bars to pick up a takeaway apperitivo :) We'll be back and we'll definitely stay here again.