Anna's apartment is a very good alternative if you don't mind traveling a bit. You can travel between the apartment and Venice using the bus number 8 which departs every 30 minutes. The bus ride takes about 30 minutes. The apartment is about 300 meters from the bus stop (about 5-minute walk) and there is also a supermarket in a walking distance.

The apartment is well-equipped. We were there in July which is probably the warmest time of the year but we didn't find it's too hot in the apartment. The only thing that I hope could be better that the wifi signal is not strong as it is in the other house. We had to find a good spot to use our laptops, and our phones, which have weaker receivers, cannot get any signal at all.

We haven't met Anna much since she was away. But she leaves helpful information (lots of maps!) and you can always contact her via sms and email. Her mom was very helpful too.

All in all, I enjoyed staying at Anna's apartment.