The location is wonderful! And even though it's so close to the city center, it's very quiet in the apartment. The apartment is well furnished for a comfortable and cozy stay. The kitchen is well equipped and there are several nearby grocery store if you wanted to eat any of your meals in. Giovanna is a excellent host. The communication leading up to our stay and during our stay was great. She is very quick to respond to messages. She even met us at the water taxi stop and walked us to the apartment upon our arrival. This certainly was helpful. It might have been tricky to find on our own. Also we were in Venice to celebrate my mom's 60th birthday and I had asked Giovanna if she could help make this an extra special celebration. For an additional fee she decorated the apartment with balloons and streamers and welcomed us with cake and wine upon our arrival. It was very special and I appreciated her willingness to accommodate my request. Overall we had a lovely time in Venice and I was very very pleased the apartment. :)