My family of 4 loved staying in Alex’s apartment. The location is fantastic. It’s A quiet area that’s accessible to everything - even on foot. We only took the vapperetto once - to the train station at departure. Alex arranged a private water taxi on arrival for us ($80) so we arrived in high style! So worth it. The gondolas trickling by on the canals below the apartment were a delight. You can see the palace grimani across the canal from the apartment. We walked over and it’s definitely worth seeing from the inside. We also went to the modern art museum, the Dogana, which is just fantastic. And we ducked into any free art experiences we walked by- there are many. Be picky with gelato. Some is not so good. Know where you are going or get a recommendation. As for the apartment… to get into the flat- turn the big fancy key to the right (clockwise) one click then back to the left (counterclockwise) and it will pop open. I wish that had been explained on arrival. Also- we couldn’t get the moca pot to work. (And we know how to use one). Have them show you on arrival if you plan to use it. The a/c in the living room is great but in the bedrooms is not strong enough in the current heat of summer. Plenty of breeze during the day with all windows open. It’s just lovely. But You cannot keep the windows open past late afternoon or the apartment will fill with mosquitoes. So nighttime sleeping in the heat is a problem. They did send over some softer pillows when we asked and were as accommodating as possible. The master bathroom has a problem with the water and you must turn on and off the main valves for use/ non use or the shower runs. I think they would have fixed that already if it were easy. Because they were really on top of any issues. But it must be a bigger issue. Anyway, we loved the apartment despite the heat. The decor is lovely and the open space of the kitchen, dining and living was perfect! Thank you alex for being such a great host with a beautiful apartment!