Elena’s place is PERFECT for the first time visitor to Venice, as well as the seasoned travelers. It is 50 feet from Piazza San Marco, Just perfect, centrally located, right near Bar Americano, where you can have a real Italian breakfast experience: capucchino, a ricotta and spinach focaccia and a view of Basilica of San Marco. There are a bajillion other eating options, but Bar Americano is so charming, from another era.
The apartment: gleaming, modern and adorable and comfortable. Great bathroom, and the bed (pull-out sofa) is the most comfortable bed I’ve slept in in a long time. Best quality sheets and bedding too.
Elena has kindly stocked coffee, tea and biscuits.
I suggest getting some food to keep in the fridge if you want a snack, but there is a supermarket in the area. Also, a lot of the tiny stores that sell fruit also sell wine and other sundries.
All in all, we had a wonderful weekend. The bells ring on the hour, but I loved it. Just felt transported in time, to a Venice of the Renaissance.