Our family of 5 was very comfortable in lara’s apartment on our visit to Venice. We had priced places in Venice proper and the expense was just too much for our large family. I wasn’t sure how it would be staying just outside Venice but I took the chance and it was perfect. The bus to Venice comes to pick you up literally steps from Lara’s place and the entire ride takes less than 10 minutes. We went early in the morning and came back each day around midnight and we always felt safe and the commute was super easy. There is a huge grocery store just across the street from lara’s place which we used and plenty of coffee shops and food places at your feet but we did most of our dining on the island. Lara made check-in super easy and met us at the unit to show us around and gave us great tips for navigating Venice. She is a wonderful host and her apartment was sparkling clean, cool with air conditioning on the super hot Venice days, and had very comfortable beds for sleeping. It was the best shower we had on our entire European trip:-). Would absolutely stay there again and hope to!