I cannot imagine a more gracious and helpful host than Helene. We came in around 1900 and switched from the water bus to the water taxi at the last moment and Helene switched gears and met us at the new location. She then walked around the area to find a place to buy water bus tickets after hours.
The location was as all the others have described, and even though it was in the mid 80s during the day, the air conditioning (living room only) and the fans in each room were enough to allow us to sleep comfortably.
It's a great place for a home base and can easily get to several water bus stops once you figure out the lay of the land. A great place for our first visit to Venice.