They say location is everything and Alberto's apartment hit the jackpot. It is within walking distance to everything. Twenty minutes to San Marco Piazza, ten to a grocery store, eight to a vaporetto stop. You simple can't beat it.

It was so nice to come back to the apartment at night after the noise and the people in the square and just relax in the quiet of the apartment.

I am not sure what is housed in the building next door but, after a hot and tiring tour to Murano we came back to a young woman singing opera. It was amazing we opened our windows and had our own private concert while looking out on the canal. How quintessential Italian.

We were met at the vaporetto by Irene, who was lovely. She showed us how things worked, gave us a map and, made some recommendations as where to eat.

All in all a great experience and I would highly recommend it.