I spent a wonderful month with Fiorella, Silvia's mother as my hostess. It was great! Venice was cold, but Fiorella made it a warm and happy month. A very roomy, self-contained apartment within the main apartment, in a historic building away from the tourist mobs but only about a ten-minute walk from Piazza San Marco. Fiorella, who is an accomplished artist, made a lovely breakfast to start every day and was a great source of information and background about the city. The wifi is a little weak, but if you're patient, it does the job. Otherwise, everything was perfect. Can't recommend this place and my hostess highly enough!