Venice was beautiful and this was an ideal place to stay. The location was great with a bakery, market and restaurants right out the door. The terraces were nice but it was a little too chilly to enjoy them. We took the water taxi from the airport. It was quite expensive, 120 Euro, but dropped us right at the door. We were a little underwhelmed with the taxi because it was small and we were enclosed. Couldn't really see anything on the ride in. However, it's a bit of a walk over the big bridge from the bus. Would have been ok in the daylight if you didn't have much luggage. I thought the $50 was a bit high for a late check in fee. $25 would have been fair so beware if arriving after hours. I must have missed that on the website and it was too expensive to change our flights when Federica reminded me of the charge. Also if traveling in Nov or Dec beware of the high tide flooding. No problem except in the tourist areas. Took us by surprise! Thanks for the treats you left us. Venice is a fascinating place