Maurzia's husband came to pick us up from a nearby mooring, even though our flight was delayed till 11pm. He took us to a restaurant that served dinner still, which was so kind. The house is sweet, with two bedrooms and a bathroom. Decoration is simple but very nice. We loved the area; very quiet but close to campo st margerita, a lovely square, where we went every morning for our cappuccino. It has vaporetto stop st basilio at 5 mins distance from where it's an easy ride to st mark square. You can also walk to ca rezzonico ( a museum and vaporetto stop) which will take you 10 minutes. From there you can take a vaporetto to wherever you like or cross the canal grande with a traghetto ( a public transport gondola, very nice and cheap). In dorsoduro itself the academia and Peggy Guggenheim are great, and the punta dogana for contemporary art. The area is so great, enough cafes and restaurants for it to be lively, but without the endless cheap souvenir shops and hordes of American tourist groups. Here you will even see the real Venetian, which is great. you'll love it. Maurizia is great!