We arrived in Venice around 11:30pm, & it took us about 30 mins by water taxi to get to Elisabetta's place. Elisabetta provided us with excellent instructions to get to her home, despite the dark streets. When we were 5 mins away, we messaged Elisabetta, & she was patiently awaiting us by the time we arrived at her door. We appreciated that she took the time to introduce us to her place, which was spacious and clean (the pictures posted are accurate). A platter of fresh fruit awaited us, along with a box of Venetian biscuits & bottles of water (still & sparkling). We had full access to her wonderful little Nespresso machine, too, which we thought was a luxury! The towels were soft & bed was pretty comfortable over all (2 singles put together, & a little but creaky). My husband & I prefer to be cooler in the home, so we thought we would turn on the air conditioner. Unfortunately, Venetians don't turn on their air conditioners after September! That was ok, though, since we were able to open the windows that overlooked a water canal. The down side to this, however, was that we had a few mosquitoes fly into the condo, & we spent the next few nights killing them. Elisabetta's place is quite close to St. Mark's Square - about an 8-minute walk, which was quite convenient. The water buses were also only a 10-minute walk away. The condo is in a quiet & safe area of Venice (the police station is quite close by), and there are a few good restaurants around, too. We stayed in Venice for a week, & Elisabetta had the place cleaned halfway through our stay. Our stay at Elisabetta's condo was very nice... We felt at home, and were able to relax during our time in Venice. Elisabetta was always available to help us whenever we messaged her, and she even took the time to do some initial research for us, too! When we asked her about cooking classes in Venice, she hooked us up with her friend, who owns a restaurant in Murano & who conducts affordable cooking classes as well! On our last night in Venice, Elisabetta came by with two tins of baked treats for us to take home: some butter cookies & little meringues she had baked that day! What a pleasant and unexpected surprise! We will definitely look her up if we ever visit Venice in the future. Thanks for everything, Elisabetta!