I highly recommend Giacomo's apartment. We very much enjoyed our stay. We had two of our best meals in Venice just a few doors away at Nevodi Venezia.
The apartment was very comfortable. It is a little more homely than the pictures suggest, but a great place all around. Nice, hot water, a kitchen with everything you need.
It was important to buy a pass for the Vaporetti right away--we jumped on it all the time from Giardini and Arsenale. It was nice to come back to a quiet neighborhood and interesting to walk around it a bit. My son had a terrific jog through the gardens nearby.
We highly recommend!