Venice in August is tourist mayhem, so this apartment, in a serene parkland setting to the east of the fabulous chaos, is perfect: the ideal place to relax, recharge and then re-do this amazing city. The apartment is beautifully clean, simple and elegant. We stayed there just 4 days but would be happy to make it our base for longer and to really get under the city's skin. Isola Sant' Elena feels like a 'real' region of Venice, with a real sense of community and Venetian spirit. And with the vaporetto stop just one hundred yards from the front door, it's easy to get to the main tourist spots and even better for the Lido and a day on the beach! Everything we needed was included in the flat. One slight downside was that, in August, the apartment was very hot and there was no air conditioning, so we found sleeping at night a little uncomfortable. But, in short, thoroughly recommended!