Our four night stay at Valentino's lovely apartment on Guidecca Island in Venice was fascinating. Unfortunately the weather was mostly rainy, windy and cold, We were not able to walk about as much as we had planned. The apartment is spacious with a view of a gondola repair area and the canal. Streets are quiet and we saw few tourists on this island. But across the canal St. Mark's piazza and the streets and canals were a frenzy of crowds. Even in the bad weather, people were out in massive crowds, many on excursions from the huge cruise ships that came into port for a few hours. It was easy to communicate with Valentino, but Priscilla, who was Valentino's onsite manager, spoke limited English. The wifi and television did not work, but the apartment was wonderful. We hope to return. Joanna