If you want a taste of how it might feel to actually live in Venice, to be part of its fabric and its extraordinary history, this amazing home can not be beat! That Milena would allow us to share this fantastic home absolutely made our first trip to Venice. This place is beautiful. We took a water taxi directly from the airport and magically arrived right to the front door! Every detail was taken care . The place is exquisite and yet comfortable. Quiet yet within walking distance to all of the top tourist spots like San Marco. The public boat system is just around the corner. We went lagoon side for a fantastic day on Murano and Burano. If we walked to San Marco or other spots we could easily hop a boat right back to our neighborhood and in doing so leave the throngs behind! My tip: do San Marco but then get out and just walk. One wrong turn and we were smack in the presence of three Titian paintings which we would probably have never seen otherwise! We did have one very high tide pushed in by a storm. This place was high and dry but we did use the rubber boots provided to get out and see the high water at night. Just a couple of inches on nearby sidewalks. But ohhh Venice under the stars!