We had a great experience at Nico's place. He greeted us at his front door and warmly invited us in to meet his mother and grandmother. He showed us to our unit which was very clean and more spacious than we imagined. Christina served a lovely breakfast every morning. Views, terrace, bedroom were wonderful. Location- absolutely perfect. Favorite day: an all day kayak tour thru the canals. Nico gave instructions to his place which included a bus ride into Venice and then a 10 minute walk. Although very economical at about 3 Euro each, we choose a more scenic route to his place. We walked about 10 minutes from the airport arrivals area and purchased tickets on the orange line of the Alilaguna water boat for 15 Euro each. This water boat goes into the Grand Canal which is a splendid introduction into Venice. We got off at the Ca' Rezzonico boat stop which is the second stop after Rialto stop. We then walked 10 minutes to his place using google map. For the rest of the stay we promptly got lost on foot but jumped on a vaporetto and got off at the Ca Rezzonico,and back to Nico's place. We highly recommend Nico's place for your Venice vacation.