The apartment was superb. It's in a nice residential area which makes you feel like you are living with the locals rather than all the tourists but close to everything too. Quiet at night. Very clean and worth the cleaning fee. Well-equipped. There are two supermarkets within a few minutes walk but we'd also recommend a trip to Rialto market. Gian's wife Carla showed us on the map where you can get a local gondola for 2 Euros to cross the canal to the market. A nice alternative to an 80 Euros private gondola! (Although only lasts 5 mins.) Gian and Carla were very easy to communicate with and Carla met us at the water bus stop on the first day to show us to the apartment which we really appreciated. They were also flexible about our last day, letting us leave our bags at the apartment during the day as we had an evening flight. We would stay here again.