Serena was an excellent hostess - she made us feel very welcome and met us at the agreed time. She lives above and was available to help if we had needed her. Her apartment was newly refurbished and architect-designed with a clever layout. It's been finished to a high quality and had everything we required. The open plan kitchen was fully equipped and all plates, glasses, cutlery and utensils were brand new. We were the first to stay there which was very lucky. It's the perfect size for a couple or solo traveller and we felt it was good value for money. The location was excellent - five minutes walk to the Rialto bridge and ten minutes to San Marco square. It's on the second floor so the sound of the hustle and bustle below was minimal yet when you looked out of the window you could see all of the people walking past and felt right in the centre. We will stay here again and can't recommend Serena and her apartment highly enough. Thank you Serena!