Marilia's place is on an exceptionally quiet street, just off a very pleasant wide street with many cafes and even a COOP supermarket. This is not a touristy area and we really enjoyed that aspect of it. At the same time, it's convenient to the Arsenale vaporetto stop which makes it easy to visit other parts of Venice. The room itself is compact, simply but tastefully decorated, and has a nice modern bathroom. Marilia was very helpful, and allowed us to drop our bags early. She gave us excellent directions for finding the place.