Margherita was not in town to meet us, but he we met her friend Leone who was very courteous and met us at the water bus station and walked us to the apartment. The apartment is a short walk from the station and is located in a very quite neighborhood which I liked. I felt the location of the apartment was perfect for us. It is a 2 minute walk to the grocery store as well as many restaurants. It is a 10 minute walk to the Rialto bridge and a 15 minute walk to San Marco's Basilica. The pictures do not do the apartment justice, it is a very big apartment. It was very clean and Margherita was kind enough to stock the apartment with some fruits, water, and orange juice as a welcome gift which my girlfriend and I greatly appreciated. She also left us a bottle of champagne to celebrate the new year which i thought was awesome! We had a late train out of Venice and Leone was gracious enough to let us have a late check out. I would stay here again in a heart beat! What a great experience!