This place is amazing. Being as close as one could stay to the Rialto bridge, it made coming back home each night both easy and enjoyable. The space is huge, and stunning. While this would be hard to beat, Ilaria our host did just that. She set up a private water taxi, met us when it landed, showed us everything about the apartment, and then sat down with us for half an hour to point out her favorite places, restaurants on the map, scheduled us tours and a taxi back to the train station. Ilaria made us feel like family, and it made Venice just that much more special.