Just brilliant. Wonderfully situated in the Canareggio area, very near to Crea, Tre Archi and Guglie vaporetto stops. Extremely easy access from Venice Marco Polo airport - we booked the public transport tickets (ACTV) in advance of our trip using the web page which Maria sent us. On arrival at the airport we simply entered our booking code into the ticket machine to collect the tickets and jumped straight onto the no. 5 bus which runs every 25 minutes. Plenty of space (early July). We purchased a 7 day ticket which included airport return transfer + unlimited vaporetto use at a cost of €72 per person. Whilst this might seem expensive, with two children in tow, this allowed us to explore Venice extensively (including the Lido for a day at the beach), Murano, Burano and Giudecca island. We also did a "Venice by night" trip on the vaporetto, having dinner on Giudecca's water's edge looking onto Venice (mind out for the cruise ships, when they go past, they create a tidal wave temporarily flooding the walkway of Giudecca. Your feet get wet!) followed by a walk around St Mark's Square where the water comes up through the drains covering the square to provide a mirror image of the basilica, before riding all the way back to the house in the dark along the grand canal (no.2 to Ferrovia train station then change onto 4.2 / 5.2 for Guglie / Tre Archi).
The local neighborhood is brilliant, far from the madding crowds, near to the university with lots of students having fun post graduation. Tourists and locals seem to mix in perfect harmony. Just outside the house there are plenty of great restaurants and bars along the canal (Al Parlamento is a great place for an aperitif!). For food shopping we used the Spar which is located in an old converted theatre with frescoes on the ceiling.
The house itself is spacious with its 2 bathrooms and a well equipped kitchen. There is also a washing machine which is useful for people staying a long time. It's super clean, the first place we have stayed where is no dust anywhere! This is rare!
Elena came to meet us in a super timely manner. We exchanged text messages once we arrived at the airport to keep her informed of our progress for reaching the meeting point. Everything was perfect with the beds made on arrival.
So sad to be going home. We could have stayed another week!
Thank you Maria / Elena for everything. You offer an excellent, carefree service!Vanessa