This is as close to perfect as it gets in Venice, as far as I'm concerned. Everything in the city is fairly simple to get, no matter where you are. The only difficult thing to find is a place where people aren't stacked on top of each other in the street. Maria's place has that. And on top of that, the space is truly comfortable and modern with a great bathroom and kitchen (though we never used it after falling in love with Venice's bacari). Finally, simply put, Maria is awesome. Very patient while I was stumbling all over the place, trying to traverse the city. Definitely stay here!