Let us start with the location...very good and quiet location for Venice. Not too far from the hustle and bustle of the Venice life. Overall a wonderful stay for our family of 7 adults. Everything works. Mind you in the beginning we didn't know how the AC works (as nobody explained to us...) but on the second day of our stay, everything was just great! There is even a good Italian restaurant around the location which serves good pasta and pizza. I would highly recommend Giovanna's place for a small group especially families. As we are always out during the day, it was a good home to come HOME to. Ensure though that you communicate your arrival time with her as there was a bit of confusion but no big deal! She left us with a nice note and small goodies like cookies when we came back. We will come back if given the chance!