We loved staying at Davide's place. We were met at the Hertz rental car return place by Davide's brother Luca who showed us to the apartment that was just a couple of short blocks from there. That was a nice touch. He also gave us some good advice on where to eat and how to get around Venice. The apartment was very clean and had a nice kitchen and eating area. We loved the 4 large windows that opened up down to the canal below. The view was great. I loved having coffee in the morning and watching the activity in the canal. I highly recommend staying at this apartment. I did see in some peoples reviews that there was an issue with the hot water and the shower. I can say that there is "no issue" with the hot water and the shower. The apartment has a modern hot water on demand system and good water pressure. The shower is located about 30 feet from the hot water supply and it takes a few minutes for the hot water to get there. To speed it up, you can turn on the hot water tap in the bathroom sink. Once you get hot water in the shower you can turn off the sink tap. We would gladly stay there again.