We loved staying at Ca'Marisa, in the Cannaregio district of Venice. It was spacious and well-equipped, with a balcony looking over a canal. It was also an easy walk to great restaurants, the vaporetto, and the Jewish gheto, with a local neighborhood feel away from the crowds of tourists. Antonella met us in a piazza and walked us to our apartment.

This is a happening neighborhood, and can be loud in the late evening, but closing the windows and doors kept out any unwanted noise for those going to bed earlier (and the nightlife was fun for the rest of us). The beds were very comfortable.