We did not get to meet Marco, as he was called away on business; but he arranged for a nice friend to welcome us to his charming apartment. Having had a busy week of museums in Rome and Florence, we came to Venice with no plan except to ride vaporetti and get lost walking Venice (away from the cruise ship tourist crowds).
We greatly enjoyed the quiet and homey feel of Marco’s neighborhood, and usually went out in the mornings to explore, came back for siesta, then went back out as the sun started setting. Venice is a lovely town, and we felt perfectly safe wandering the neighborhoods at night. The apartment is convenient to grocery, food, vaporetto stop, walking across Accademia bridge into town.
The apartment was very comfortable and stylish. My teenager was ecstatic to have her own room - that did not happen much in our 3 weeks in Italy and France. We were very grateful for the AC and clothes washer. Would love to visit again.