Outstanding. But how to add something fresh to all these positive reviews? We are a group of four, my two nieces and their mother, my sister. We do like to talk, and the three comfortable couches ( almost one each, with canal views) was an immediate attraction. The extensive book collection, in Italian and in English, the well equipped kitchen, the delightful garden with its resident cats, might have been enough to have held us hostage on the couches but Elena's restaurant recommendations ( all less than five minutes walk away) drew us out into the neighborhood which is close to everything yet calm and quiet. Elena was the most responsive, helpful, warm yet discreet, host. Highly recommended.