Stay at Ivan’s place in Venice made the visit all the more memorable. As previous comments mentioned, Ivan greeted me from the train station and told me about the local eateries. The fridge was stocked with fruit and illy coffee to make with his Moka pot. The apartment was spotless, the bed was comfortable, the air conditioner/ washing machine worked well. Also important to me and hard to find in Europe, absolutely NO smell of cigarettes! Truly a wonderful location and beautiful view from the many windows! As beautiful, if not more, as the photos. Stay here and be guaranteed a comfortable and effortless transition into Venice :)