We didn't meet Giacomo but Gulia was a very friendly and helpful host. Her suggestions for dinner and a great icecream were terrific. The apartment was clean, spacious, and had great character. We really loved the location.

The neighborhood had a very authentic feel (and had a handy little supermarket hidden in an alley very close by). It was not too close to the throng of tourists but close enough to walk anywhere we wanted. With a little help from our GPS we walked from San Marcos to the apartment in 20 minutes (an impossible feat according to the San Marco water taxi driver which we asked - saved ourselves 80 Euro and a 40 min boat ride).

Another good thing about the location was that it was easy to park our car at an airport carpark(4.50 Euro per day) and catch the Alilaguna ferry to Venice (although the ferry is a bit expensive - around 90 Euro return for 2 adults and 2 kids) - the hardest part was finding the ferry terminal at the airport.