We had a wonderful stay in Elda's apartment. The apartment is very large and clean, and as described, if not in a better location.
All communications with Elda were easy and she met us at the Vaporetto stop - San Stae.
From there it was a short easy walk to the apartment. We had been warned of the 4 flights of stairs, so arrived with minimal luggage. The view from our apartment certainly made the stairs worth it!
Elda spent time with us explaining the layout and providing some suggestions for restaurants that were not so touristy.
There were renovations going on next door which was a bit noisy from 8am in the morning. However, as we were keen to have full days in Venezia we had certainly not planned to sleep in.
We had a wonderful stay in Venezia and have some very good memories. We would certainly recommend Elda's apartment and would love to visit again, one day!
We had a hire car so parked in a multi storey carpark at the train station - St Lucia. 15 euro/day. From there it was a short train ride to Venezia where we purchased a vaporetto pass at 40 euro for 3 days.