Casa Baseggio is a little gem in Canareggio. Marco and his wife Alessandra were very charming and attentive hosts, and it was a privilege to hear about the history of the building and the locale from Marco over breakfast on the very pretty terrace. I particularly enjoyed the walnut bread and croissants, fresh apricots and granola and yoghurt, plus as much freshly brewed coffee as you can drink (we had loads! ). There's cheese, tomatoes and eggs as well to give you a good start to the day.
Air-conditioning in the spacious room/studio really helped in the hot days of early July, but we had the option to have windows open at night onto the cool green courtyard, well protected by the mosquito blinds. Waking up to the sounds of the geese flying overhead and blue skies through the trees was lovely. Large, well-appointed bathroom, wardrobe space, small fridge and kettle made this perfect for us, plus lots of guide books to refer to if you needed information. We didn't expect to have the rooms cleaned each day, so this was a lovely additional touch. Marco very kindly provided list of good restaurants and was happy to help with any query we had. We were very late arriving due to delayed flight and he very kindly stayed up to let us in - communication was very prompt and instructions to Casa Baseggio very clear.
Perfect location to get to any part of Venice, we came to see Biennale and had the luck to have the Dutch installation on the doorstep in the Chiesetta della Misericordia and Ukraine; Defending Freedom in the Scuola Grande della Misericordia (you can't miss it!).
Canareggio is our favourite sestiere and the location is perfect - whilst Casa Baseggio itself is very quiet in a private courtyard, you can walk up to Fondamenta Misericordia in 1 minute for restaurants, bars and shops. It's a quick 5 minute walk to Fondamente Nove and vaporetto no 12 to the islands in the laguna. We went to Mazzorbo and had a marvellous lunch at the Venissa wine resort, the best tiramisu ever, and incredible wine made from the Dorona grape. A highlight, please visit if you like something special and rare (only 3,600 bottles produced each year) - you don't have to eat in the restaurant, there is a great osteria annexe.
This was a lovely place to stay, in a great location, with two of the nicest hosts we've met (plus Ray the very well-behaved and friendly dog), we greatly enjoyed our few days there and very highly recommend.