There was a little mix up with the texts between us to arrange meeting times, but eventually it worked out and Anna came to meet us to show us the apartment. It is a lovely area of Venice, Santa Cruz and very close to the Grand Canal(vaparetto St Stae). We quickly felt at home in the area and in the apartment which is very spacious, beautiful and tastefully furnished and well equipped with everything we needed. It really is the perfect place from which to explore Venice, being at such a central location, yet in a very pleasant, quiet neighbourhood .The square nearby has excellent cafes and restaurant a large co op and other shops,grocers and bakery and hardware shop etc. We loved the fact that there is a lot of local life going on, and it's not so much of a touristy area.We enjoyed having breakfast in the square which is used for small scale musical events and art as well as family football! It is definitely a place you could happily bring a family. it feels a safe area to walk about in.The apartment has a roof terrace, which is lovely , but it was so hot while we were there that we could not use it much.