Silvia's place is absolutely wonderful. You feel like part of the family and I was sorry to leave after just a week. I loved getting to know Silvia, her adorable mother Fiorella and the family and friends who'd stop by for lunch. Silvia and Fiorella were kind enough to invite me to lunch with their friends -- the food and conversation were a real highlight of my trip to Venice.

The area quickly grew to be one of my favourites in Venice, and yet it's so close to the vaporetti and especially the Alilaguna airport boat.

I really loved the room -- I had the massive upstairs one which had a comfy double bed, a separate single that I used as a day-bed, a double loveseat sofa and a separate armchair. As a writer who needed to work during the trip, this was a godsend!

There's also a fridge and microwave in case you want to shop and reheat food.

Wifi was decent in the room and downstairs -- I hit around 5Mbps down and 0.5 up, which seems reasonable for a home connection to me.

All in all, I just can't wait to return to Ca' Minu'!