I highly recommend staying at Laura's apartment. She was a hospitable host as she met us at the vaporetti stop to escort us to the apartment. It was my first time in Venice and I much appreciated her kind gesture. The apartment is exactly as the photos show. It is clean, modern, well-furnished and in a great neighborhood away from the high traffic tourist areas, yet easily accessible. Laura answered all my questions in a timely fashion and gave us a thorough rundown of the house rules. When it came time to go, we easily caught the airport shuttle boat at the same nearby vaporetti stop--piece of cake arriving and departing. I would definitely stay here again!