I highly recommend staying in Paolo’s appartement. It is charming, seeing gondolas out of the windows, very comfortable and very well located if you want to be in the heart of Venice and stay in quiet place. In addition Paolo and his wife are excellent hosts. They waited for us despite our delay and made sure we found our way to the appartement from the ferry terminal, had snacks and drinks for our arrival, showed us the good places to eat, made sure we had what we needed during our stay and, arranged our water taxi for our departure. It could not have been better. Thank you Paolo!