Giovanni's apartment is very clean and spacious. It's on the 3rd floor of a renovated Venetian house - and furnished with modern furniture mostly from IKEA. The kitchen is well stocked - we found everything we needed to cook breakfast in the morning and to sip wine before going to bed in the evening (we had lunch and sometimes dinner out in the restaurants/trattorias suggested by Giovanni). By the way please try home made pastas at the nearby restaurant "6342 a le Tole"! If you go there in the evening make sure you make a reservation because this place is popular with locals and tourists alike. The prices are super reasonable too (30-40 euros for two delicious pastas and a bottle of house wine).
Location:
The apartment is very conveniently located - it's less than 10 minutes walk (relaxed walk!) from vaporetto stop Celestia.
It took us 15-20 minutes to walk to San Mark square at a very relaxed pace taking pictures and enjoying postcard views of Venice left and right.
Getting there:
We arrived by train to Venezia Santa Lucia train station - the vaporetto stop is right at the exit from the train station. There was a lineup to buy tickets from the ticket office but we bought tickets in an automatic ticket vending machine on the pontoon. The trip from Santa Lucia train station (Ferrovia) to Celestia took approx. 30 min.
Giovanni met us at Celestia vaporetto stop and showed us the way to the apartment.
Check in and check out:
Check in time is at 16:00 - we arrived at noon and Giovanni said we could check in right away since there was no tourists checking out that day.
Check out time is at 10:00 - Giovanni offered us to store the luggage in his locker on the ground floor. We spent the day exploring the corners of Venice we didn't see yet - and returned to pick up the luggage at 15:00 since our train was at 16:20.
We felt at home indeed in Giovanni's apartment and would like to thank him for his hospitality and welcoming attitude.