We spent two nights at Massimo's place in January. The apartment is very large and comfortable, it is situated in a very nice area in walking distance from all the main attractions (15-25 minutes). We liked a lot the old doors and the staircase in the building. It is not far from the railway station, you can walk from there or Massimo can take you there by his boat (what we preferred because it was late night - still we had to wait for approximately 30 minutes). Massimo was very flexible with check-in and check-out what we liked a lot. Venice is a great city, wish to come another time!