7 of us, 3 adults and 4 children, stayed in Elena and Francesco's lovely and spacious apartment for 3 nights. It could not have been better! The house was spacious, plenty of room for the 7 of us, in excellent condition with a great reading library and access to their lovely garden. The location was perfect, being very close (10 min walk) from Piazzale Roma and the train station, which was welcome when you are on foot dragging luggage, but once you were on their street you would never have known you were so close. Several very good restaurants in the neighbourhood-especially Osteria dal Vecchio Pozzo- highly recommended! We arrived very late first night (10:30 pm) and Elena kindly made a booking for us.

All in all it could not have gone better for us, it was exactly the break we needed, thanks to the hospitality of Elena and Francesco, and I cannot recommend this more strongly for a family looking for a great home base to explore Venice!