this place was in the italian ghetto, which is a really cool old part of town. we were shocked when we opened the main door to the building as it looked like the place were were staying was from the middle ages, but once you get the actual apartment its obviously much more updated. the bed was fine and the place was clean. we were sharing the place with a nice australian couple which was fun to get to visit with someone, but with one tiny bathroom, it did slow us down a bit. Leonardo was not in town, so it would have been nice to get to talk to him about food recommendations, but it was fine. we had a good visit. we'd recommend Rossopomodoro for food! it's american friendly and by far the best place we ate, it's also a chain, but seriously, finding good food in venice is hard, so try it, we got the pasta and the gnocchi--great service too!