Casa Sabotino is a very nice and quiet apartment on the island of Sant‘Elena, a more „relaxed“ region of Venice that is less crowded and perfect for visiting the Biennale exhibition. You can reach Giardini within 5 to 10 minutes and Arsenale in about 20 minutes. For longer journeys to basically anywhere you can use the close Vaporetto stop Sant‘Elena. Lido, for instance, is just one stop away. Nevertheless, we would recommend walking to the center at least once as it gives you a beautiful view of Venice (plus wonderful sunsets) and you get more time to appreciate it ;-)
The apartment is on the second floor (no elevator, but this was no problem for us) in a residential house and gives you a nice impression of living in Venice. Several cafes, restaurants and shops are just a few minutes away. Mattia is a lovely host who does everything to make your stay enjoyable. We were welcomed by Marco, Mattia‘s brother, at the Vaporetto station, and walked together to the apartment. Marco explained everything we needed to know and had many good recommendations. Although our flight was delayed it was no problem to meet, we just called him once we had arrived at Venice airport. Also, he recommended the extremely useful app „Che Bateo?“, which shows the arrival times and routing of the Vaporetti. Thank you so much for your hospitality!!! A great accommodation we will definitely book again next time we are in Venice!