Paolo's house in Venice is in a fabulous area overlooking a canal. It is easy to locate on arrival thanks to the well written instructions and diagrams. The house itself is small but warm (we stayed in January) and cosy. Ilaria checked us in and gave us the run down on the house and Venice. She gave us some great tips for bars and restaurants. Our favourite tip: "everything is expensive, you might as well go somewhere good". We took that on board!