The experience we had using Giorgio's apartment as our home-base in Venice was our best of Italy (we also went to Lucca, Bologna, and Florence). The Apartment is literally 100 feet from the Vaporetto stop at San Stae. We were met by Giorgios brother, and he showed us around the apartment and the ropes of the San Stae Venice neighborhood in which the apartment is located. The accommodations were excellent, with everything clean, a working WIFI connection, and a nice firm mattress and pillows. With all of this being said, the best part of this apartment is its location in a "non-touristy" neighborhood. If we had been down near St. Marks square we would not have had the authentic Venice experience that we did. The San Stae neighborhood has tons of Cafe's, restaurants, shops, and small festive piazzas where you see Venetians in their element, in the most beautiful way. We truly got to practice our Italian and live as Italians do for a few days. When I come back to Venice in the future, I will absolutely stay in the San Stae neighborhood, and in Giorgio's place (if available). I highly recommend this apartment/neighborhood!