Leone's apartment is perfecto! It's so clean and beautifully equipped you feel you must be the first guests to stay there. About 20 minutes walk from St Marks square it is walkable (or you can get the waterbus 2 minutes walk away) but also far enough away to escape the crowds. The local square had a Festival during all our five days stay so we had live music and BBQ food tents selling pasta and salads as well as beer and prosecco, which was amazing. The area was charming (as is all of Venice) and the beauty was everything is a quarter of the price as you pay in the Centre. There is a Co-op supermarket in the local square and a wonderful bakery that you can buy slabs of meat or vegetable laden pizza that are to die for! They also do wonderful morning coffee and a larger than average Aperol Spritz!
Leone is a great host - so helpful, and the apartment has everything you could possibly need. The terrace - overlooking a small canal, is a delight to sit out on and watch the sun set as gondola drift by. I heartily recommend this property - we will definitely return.