Cristina's home is a beautiful top floor apartment in the building she grew up in. The balcony has a BBQ, fresh growing herbs and staying here you feel like a true Venetian. The location is in a residential area (don't use Google Maps, get directions) and is comfortable and wonderful. You do have to walk up some steep stairs to get in and the bed is a pull out couch that you throw a mattress on, but that shouldn't scare you. I wish we had more time with Cristina & her wonderful family-- they have a lot of history in the area. Cristina grew up in Venice and knows everything. She is a wonderful host with a beautiful family-- in some regards, I wish we could have stayed in her place downstairs-- I always learned something new speaking with her.

So stay here if you want an immersive experience and you are okay with making your own bed; stay here if you can carry your luggage up 5 flights of stairs. Stay here if you want to turn down a narrow alley, unlock your building door to go home and then go sit on the terrace and have a glass of wine as the bells toll.