Giovanni was an amazing host on our first trip to Venice. He was super helpful before and during our visit. He gave us directions to the apartment and even picked us up personally from the boat stop and walked us to the apartment. He recommmeneded local places to eat away from the tourist traps in Venice. The location of his apartment is right behind St Marks Square, but tucked away in a quiet corner away from the crowds. The apartment itself is renovated, clean and had everything we needed for our 3 night stay. The area is super safe, quiet and a 2 minute walk to San Marco vaporetto stop for easy connections to the airport and the train station. Would highly recommend Giovanni as a host and would gladly stay with him again in the future.