Don't look further. We looked long and hard for a place with a canal view, but that wasn't exorbitantly expensive or in a noisy spot. We wanted central, with easy access to the train station for day trips to Verona and Padova, easy access to St Marks, but also in an area with locals and with a neighbourhood feel. This neighbourhood ticks all the boxes. The view out the window is pure Venice storybook, with gondolas passing by, and lights reflecting off the water at night. It's quiet, though, and never intrusive. There are some lovely restaurants nearby, a short walk to a Vaporetto stop, and all the amenities you need, including a grocery nearby, a vegetable grocer across the road, and a bakery next door. For us, the place was perfect. We wouldn't have changed a thing...