We found this B&B without too much trouble (let's face it, Venice is a wonderfully confusing place to get around in). We had stayed in Venice for 4 nights at the start of our trip and came back to finish our 2 week Italian travels. Silvia met us and welcomed us (great English) but the guests before us were late leaving and our room wasn't ready. No problem for us, we needed to go eat, so Silvia had us stash our luggage and come check in later. Didn't see Silvia again (we stayed 2 nights) but her charming mother Fiorella took over.

Our large room and private bathroom was the only space up a set of stairs - someone long ago carved a second story out of a room that used to have really high -16'? - ceilings. The room is full of the hosts' books, knicknacks, artwork - we felt as if we were staying in a relative's attic apartment! The 2 spare beds were great for spreading out our junk, and we still had a chair and sofa to sit on. There is also a minifridge, great since we bought wine and cheese in a local tiny grocery for snacking. Looked out an arched window to a view down a story into a narrow alleyway where people walked by all the time, and out the other windows to a downstairs hallway with a view to a plant filled courtyard. There were 2 friendly kitties, one came in to visit for awhile when we accidentally left the door open.

For breakfast, Fiorella somehow made the best scrambled eggs we've ever had, plus yogurt, bowl of assorted fresh fruits, warm bread, butter, jams, coffee or tea. It will be a lovely memory sitting around the breakfast table chatting with Fiorella (in my poor Italian and her good English). And what an elegant space, formerly a huge centuries-old home of old Venezian family, that had been divided into smaller living quarters for more families. She recommended places to go, and later printed out the Alilaguna schedule for our trip to the airport, very helpful. As mentioned in earlier reviews, the shower takes a very long time to heat up, and there wasn't quite enough hot water for 2 showers back to back. So we just made sure to allow plenty of time between showers to allow the water heater to reheat. And the wifi upstairs is sketchy at best, so we went downstairs into the living room when we really needed to use the internet.

This is a lovely quiet section of Venice, very easy walk from the Ospedale stop once you know your way around. While standing around one night with map and flashlight trying to find our way back, a local couple led the way for us. That won't happen in the busier more touristy areas! We hope to return to this B&B.