Irene was an excellent host. Her husband, Arnaud met us at the apartment which was very helpful. They had pastries and wine there for us. The apartment's location was excellent for us. We arrived later in the afternoon and left Venice early in the morning so we wanted to be close to the train and bus stations. Both were within a 5 minute walk. We ate at a restaurant that Irene recommended and it was amazing...best meal we had on our 12 day trip to Rome, Venice and Bucharest Romania! Thank you Irene!!