Venice can be an overwhelmingly busy city during peak tourist days such as the Christmas-New Year's period. Staying at Anna's place was wonderful. It is close to everything, yet in a very quiet zone. The house is immaculate and the garden is sumptuous. We had everything we needed for a wonderful 3-day holiday and want to also note for those needing to use the couch bed that it is REALLY good. It is not often that couch bed sleeping is the most comfortable, but as the 3rd staying guest in a 3-person stay I personally slept like a baby, and my daughter and her husband in the master bedroom did the same. Also the kindness of our host to allow us to store our luggage while we had lunch in Venice on our last day before our train was the cherry on our cake. I highly recommend staying here.