Anna met my daughter who arrived in Venice earlier than us at the Giardini vaporetto stop which is very close to the apartment. She was very kind and welcoming and explained all about the apartment and area. In addition, Anna and Luigi have left lots of information about good restaurants,places to visit etc. The apartment was very clean and spacious for 3 of us and as described on the site with lots of small helpful touches e.g umbrellas which we needed one day! It was perfectly situated for us visiting the Biennale- about 3 minutes walk from the main venue where we bought our tickets on the first afternoon thereby avoiding the morning queues when we did go to the exhibitions; we would definitely recommend this apartment for anyone Biennale visitors- great to get back to easily with tired feet! It is also a great choice if you want to get away from tourists and live like a local in a quiet area near to gardens and the lagoon. There are plenty of small shops including wonderful fruit and veg barge and little supermarkets nearby as well as lots of restaurants on the main street 2 minutes walk away. We did wonder if we would feel a bit far out from the centre here but that was not the case at all with a gentle 15 min stroll to St. Marks square along the water front- gorgeous in the evenings! At the same time we found it easy to get across to the Lido and to the north shore to get the boat to Torcello. We covered most areas of the city and then enjoyed getting back to our peaceful 'home'. Thankyou Anna, we had a wonderful holiday!