Claudia's place was great, new and trendy.. we loved the fact that it was just outside the touristy place, but close enough to everything. walkable from the centrale train station, walkable to the Rialto bridge.. we even walked back all the way from San Marco one night, with a dinner at Rialto. Claudio's friend received as close to the station, provided us with restaurant recommendations, turned out to be great.
The place itself was spacious for a family of 5. Wifi good, plenty of nice little touches.. thanks Claudia.
will absolutely stay here again, when we come back here.. Cannot emphasize how much we enjoyed staying just outside the touristy center of Venice. All the walk backs through windy streets, allowed us to enjoy the city more!