A lovely, quiet apartment in a superb location, away from the main tourist areas, but in a charming part of Venice with excellent restaurants and unique boutiques selling art and design items. The apartment is well located within 5 minutes of two water bus stops on the main No. 1 and No. 2 lines, so the rest of Venice is very easy to reach via the Grand Canal. The 1st floor terrace was a particular advantage, contained within a courtyard overlooking a sunken garden. The apartment has excellent mosquito screens so that you can take advantage of the breeze and light through the windows and terrace doors. The apartment has everything you would need for a comfortable and convenient stay, with Gianfranco's little shop below for essentials like water, snacks and excellent ice cream and sweet treats (at a discount for guests too). Supermarkets are located a few minutes away by water bus or on foot if you need to stock up on groceries. The hosts were charming and very kind, making allowances for our lack of Italian (naturally some Italian language would be an advantage for guests, we only had English, Spanish and French between us so struggled a bit), they made sure that we had everything that we needed throughout our stay and were very patient in communicating with us. The apartment is well equipped and spotless, and our hosts kindly accommodated our late flight by allowing us to leave our luggage and return to collect it at the end of the day. An altogether delightful experience, and highly recommended.