We arrived by water taxi at San Marco square and met Monica's rep, Alessia, at the Hard Rock Café. She was a wonderful help. She walked us to the apartment, which wasn't very far. She get to a grocery store and all the sights The apartmet was in a perfect location. We could easily walk back to the square, Rialto Bridge (where we caught a water taxi to Murano and later to the airport), to any of the museums, and two theaters (we attended a great concert one evening). The apartment was lovely, lots of room and looked exactly liked the pictures. We felt very safe walking home at night. My only suggestions to Americans is to bring washcloths (Europeans don't seem to use them) and body wash (ditto).