My husband and I had a good stay at the Gondola Room. The location is great, right in the Heart of Venice in San Marco. Also 3 minutes walk from the water bus stop. If you do not have much luggage you can even walk from the train station, is about 20-25 minutes, almost the same as the water bus because of the stops. Nikita was a wonderful host, he recommended us some places to go eat and get some discount. The neighborhood was safe. If you are planing to visit Venice we highly recommend staying with Nikita.