Arianna & Luca had been quite assiduous about contacting us in advance to try to ensure that all went well for us in finding their house. We were quite late and relied on their explicit directions (that we misinterpreted) to get there. We had a lot of luggage, which made things a lot worse for us. We arrived in early evening and used the key left for us to get to our room. The room was exactly as advertised -- very beautiful and clean and the wash room facilities were excellent.

We met Arianna the next morning at breakfast, which was quite good and complete. She is very open and friendly and went out of her way to give us tips for sites and restaurants. She also supplied a map of Venice, which proved very valuable.

Luca was not well and we did not meet him until the morning of our departure. He was warm and welcoming as well. Arianna had advised us on the best way to catch our bus on the mainland to Austria. It was good advice -- we had no time to spare.