Elena’s place is cute, but a little small since it’s a studio. It does make one feel like a local because of its location. Elena gave very detailed and complete instructions on how to arrive and get checked into it. We made it without any problems and we enjoyed our stay there. It is clean, convenient to a vaporetto stop (the equivalent to about a two block walk), and it had the basics for cooking (although we spent our time seeing the sights, eating at restaurants, seeing the culture, etc), so we would definitely recommend it. It might be a little challenging to a handicapped traveler, but most of Venice is as well. We enjoyed our stay.