Everything went well, Tisone even arranged for five days of glorious February sun and blue skies! He kindly met us off the waterbus from the airport and took us through the maze of narrow alleys to the apartment - old fashioned in style but fully functional and comfortable, well heated. The fridge was ready with a starter kit and a bottle of chianti was waiting. The apartment is in a quiet residential part of Cannaregio - not exactly "Center" as the title suggests - but an easy walk or vaporetto ride to all the great sites of Venice. The advantage of the location is being in an authentic part of the city not in amongst the tourist throngs. We didn't cook but preferred to sample various restaurants, some very close to the apartment. All in all, a very fine choice - unless you wish to be closer to the tourist venues and have a view of the Grand Canal when you wake up!