Daria was an extraordinary host who provided a warm and accommodating welcome when I arrived, and her apartment was exceptional, very clean, spacious and comfortable. The location is outside the city center but this means you get to feel more a part of the city in the way Venetian experience and be away from the tourist masses. It's wonderfully quiet but you're also very close to Campo Santa Margherita, which is a bustling square filled with bars, cafes and restaurants. There's a vaporetto stop that's a short walk away but you can walk to all the places you want to be and see in the city, because it's Venice after all and if you're going to explore a city on foot what better city to do it in. Daria was always available to communicate with and she offered suggestions for sights and restaurants. She helped make my first experience in Venice a very memorable one, one that I wished could have lasted so much longer. I can't wait to return and I would book Daria's apartment again without hesitation.