It was a great staying at Romy's place. Unfortunately he was not there to meet us but took great lengths to make sure that we were well taken care of. His friend Julia was our greeter and was delightful with not only her personality but with useful advice as to where to eat and showing us every aspect of the room.
The room is in a very central location with accessibility to pretty much everything. It is on the first floor so that was major, since most of our stays in Europe were on the 4th or 5th floor, a challange lugging your belongings. There is a restaurant / bar a couple buildings down, which was nice to have and hear the music and laughter. A plus for us was the closeness to the water bus Rialto to get around but also to the water bus that takes you to the airport which was just next door to the Rialto stop but over the bridge.