Irene met us at the train station. It's a ten minute walk to her place and her apartment is on the first floor with dining room and bedroom windows overlooking a canal. It is very quiet; Irene recommended some excellent restaurants, try Paradiso Perdito. The area is non-touristy, so you feel like you are living there as a local. Irene's apartment is bohemian Venetian and comfortable to come home to. We enjoyed our stay there very much.