You can't find a better location than this palazzo, which is a short-to-reasonable walk from everything you could possibly want to see in Venice. It's an enormous space -- to the point where sometimes I wasn't sure if my travel partner was on the premises; and the view from the rooftop deck onto the quiet canal below is a romantic's dream. For nitpickers and couch potatoes, a warning that the water pressure is low, the piano's not tuned, and there are multiple flights of stairs up to the penthouse level; but Patrizia was an attentive, kind, responsive host (and very interesting to talk to!) who gave us personalized recommendations and an incredibly useful, detailed map of Venice and met us at the vaporetto stop to check us in and show us around. She also stocked the kitchen with fresh fruit and breakfast items, and let us leave our bags at the palazzo for a later departure.