Look no further! You have found the ideal place in Venice. Read through till the end and you'll know the Number One reason to rent from Elena. She is the consummate hostess. She will give you a complete history and overview of the current happenings in Venice and Northern Italy. The flat was perfect in every way. Spotless, well furnished and perfectly located. It is situated in the real Venice, not in the tourist area. Not only will you see how actual Venetians live AND save money. Pay 8E for a coffee elsewhere but less than 2E in this section of town. Thanks to the wonderful kitchen you can shop two nearby grocery stores for low priced, high quality food and cook one or two meals. This will save quite a lot of money. Elena will send you links for various websites about Venice. Thanks to her? We bought a waterboat pass that made transport easy and inexpensive. Our traveling companions rented a hotel in the tourist section. They spent every day eating brunch in this flat with us! They waited to buy their first morning coffee until they arrived in our area. Elena is so generous, she left us enough food and staples to get started but I would argue it was enough to feed us for our entire stay. Now, for the Number One Reason: Elena will meet you at the main station on Venice when you arrive and take you to the flat. The value of this perk cannot be overstated. First time visitors to Venice learn very quickly that even the most experienced navigator cannot find a way around Venice very easily. The number of people who get lost and frustrated trying to find their rental or hotel is a very high number. Every shop owner looks at lost tourists and says "do you have your map with you" and then, tries to help them find their way. Our traveling companions were given help by police and waterboat drivers. Still, they were lost for 2 hours trying to find and check into their hotel. We were already settled, educated by Elena, enjoying a coffee at our local cafe by that time. You will not be disappointed. This is the place to stay.