Short answer: great place for a simple place to sleep and shower close to supermarket, gelato, and restaurants as well as water taxi.

tips: doors are tricky to unlock. either have the host show you how to do it before she leaves or make sure you have time to figure it out on your own before you go out for the first time.

cons: there was a language barrier and a lot of pointing to communicate with the girl who met us (who is not elena). it was helpful that my husband spoke spanish and it is similar enough to italian for us to understand. perhaps elena could provide instructions printed from the internet in the traveler's spoken language. we also stood for about 10 mins at the water taxi dock waiting for our host who was right next to us the whole time. maybe she could have a sign letting people know who she is waiting for or representing. the pull out bed had someone's hair on the sheets and the bathroom floor was very wet we arrived. you have to provide elena with your arrival information 3 days prior to arrival so this isn't the best place if you are casually wandering around europe with an open schedule.