Genovina is a great hostess and we really enjoyed our stay. The room and private bathroom were clean, tidy and well-appointed. Genovina is very cheery and helpful. Her breakfasts up on the rooftop patio are luscious and the views up there are picturesque. What we liked about her place is that it's relatively quiet and is off the beaten tourist track so we felt we got more of a sense of an authentic, unspoiled Venetian neighborhood. Even so, it is convenient getting to her place if you simply take the vaporetto from the bus or train station to San Stai. From that vaporetto stop you don even have to slog your luggage up over a footbridge. It's just 3 minutes from the stop to her place and no steps all the way to her address. Now, that is truly unusual in Venice!