Please note that in our opinion the pictures do not do the apartment justice. This place was absolutely beautiful. It was secluded from the major traffic areas of Venice (which is what we wanted) but a little more difficult to navigate during check in due to the crowds. If you can, time your travel around the cruise ship stops. Everything we needed was in the apartment and the pantry was stocked with some basics. Our host was on time to the minute to pick us up and walk us to the rooms and he spent plenty of time discussing the area and made an excellent dinner suggestion for us. I do wish we had another day or two to spend in the area as it was so much quieter and easy going than the main tourist spots. I would absolutely recommend Paolo's place to anyone - you will not be disappointed.