Valentino’s apartment on Giudecca is wonderful. My children and I stayed there for two nights and enjoyed coming back to it after busy days in Venice. You simply take a quick vaporetto to get over to where the “main” attractions of Venice are, but get to come home to a relaxing and lovely apartment. There are also many restaurants available on the island if you don’t feel like venturing too far. Valentino was always quick to reply to any questions and the apartment was clean, overlooked the canal , and even had a/c (which is very helpful with Venice’s summer humidity). We would stay there again in an instant!