I agree with many of the previous positive reviews. We found the location to be a perfect peaceful alternative to the center of tourist-infested Venice. Silvia was extremely responsive and prompt in all communications, and goes above and beyond to provide travel and restaurant tips and info. She is an effective property manager with excellent communications skills. The Vaporetta ride from the train station was easy and fast - a couple of stops to Giudecca Island and this lovely condo building adjacent to the new 5-star Hilton complex. We loved the convenience of the free boat shuttle to and from Zattere and Marco Polo - two key drop points to take in most of what Venice has to offer. They only caveat with fall schedule is that the shuttle drivers take a long dinner break, so you need to mind the schedule in the evenings. The trip across to Zattere takes only 3-4 minutes. We used that a lot, and it gave us great walking access to points of interest and better dining options. The 2nd-floor (two up from ground) apartment is nearly new and the space is amply and efficiently laid out and quite comfortable, attractive and well-equipped, facing the nicely-landscaped interior courtyard of the Stucki-Hilton complex. It still gets good light and air, even if no water view. The kitchen is efficient, attractive, and well supplied, but perhaps more for simpler breakfast meals, not huge cooking endeavors requiring great counter space and extravagant cookware assortments. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in this apartment, and the appliances are new. We did not really need the electric dishwasher which was reported to us as broken. Vicky, Silvia's cleaning lady, was a very nice and warm person to greet upon our arrival! The only disappointment was a lack of (building-supplied central) air conditioning, as this service was turned completely off by building management a few days before our arrival. Normally, this would not be a big deal, but Italy's famous mosquitoes are abundant in Venice, even in October (we're told even in December!), and with new construction being so energy efficient and windows air-tight, we were uncomfortable at night with no air flow whatsoever in the bedroom. I strongly urge Silvia to consider adding a small inexpensive room fan for the months when A.C. is not available to her guests. Sleeping with windows open is NOT an option with the mosquitoes, and the room and apartment quickly get stuffy and warm once closed/sealed. For guests that are a bit more used to air movement/fresh air, that really impacts sleep quality. Perhaps native Italians are either used to the mosquitoes or don't care much about air comfort, I don't know.... The only other item worth mentioning is that the very beautiful new granite bathroom, with pristine premium fixtures and finishes (the nicest one in our 2-week stay in Italy) had a constant sewer smell that was quite bad at times. We were at a loss to know why, because it persisted even...