If you want to see Venice in a traditional true Italian way, stay at Luca’s place. Waking up to Italian ladies putting washing out on the line, vegetable and fish market stalls at the end of the road while the locals congregate for coffee, or take a walk through the gardens. We absolutely loved it and within 10 minutes of the action if you wanted to hit up st marks square. Only thing was no WiFi but we went to get away from all that so was perfect.