Elena's place is off the beaten path in a residential neighborhood. It's on the American 2nd floor/European 1st floor, one flight of stairs to get to the apartment. It's about 20 min walk from the train station (not all bridges have ramps) and 6 min walk to San Basilio waterbus stop. We bought waterbus passes, but we found a lot of times, it's faster to go on foot, so do plan on quite a bit of walking in Venice. The place itself is well appointed and clean. We met friendly Agata at check-in, and she went through the apartment with us. She gave us some good tips for Venice. All in all, we had a pleasant 2-night stay.