Venice was the best part of our trip in Italy with my family of 6 from the USA. Massimo knows Venice like the back of his hand. He has his own boat. It you are going to pay a water taxi anyway, pay Massimo the same amount and he will give you MUCH better service. We offhandedly mentioned that we wanted to eat and a good restaurant. Massimo not only recommended a great place, he made reservations for us and then delivered us on this boat. It was an enchanting 24 hours in Venice.