I visited Marco's apartment with 2 friends this week. The apartment is newly refurbished to a high standard and is in a residential area of Venice but with local shops, bars and restaurants close by. Marco met us at the water bus stop on arrival and took us to the apartment where he provided lots of useful information about the local area. We stayed for four nights and I would be very happy to stay there again in the future and I would recommend both the apartment and Marco as a host.