The apartment is as pictured and the views of Venice from the windows are wonderful. There is a large grocery store nearby called Coop, and there is a bakery downstairs. The train station is about an eight-minute walk from the apartment, and the Piazzale de Roma transportation hub (with buses and vaporetto stops) is even closer. Our host, Davide, was very responsive via email although we never met him. We were met by his brother, Luca, at the train station, and he was very informative about his city. He even provided us with a tourist map and helped us with our luggage!