Antonellas house was a perfect launch for venice. Located in the only quiet part of town, it was perfect.
At first, its a little difficult to find from the water taxi stop, took us (two fairly fit 30 year olds) about 15mins of walking to find it (with bags, and the rest) but, youll be doing a ton of walking in venice anyway so it's a good warm up!
Stairs leading to the rooms are very small and narrow, again, not an issue if your young enough to lug bags up them.
We LOVED the location. Its in an area of the city quite far from the main attractions, was quiet and virtually no tourists. A good 15-20 minute walk through the city to the main train station. Water taxi stop is about 5mins walk (once u know how to get there!!) With st.marks sqaure about five stops away (but to far to walk.. especially with a belly full of wine and prosciutto!).
The room was bright, clean and average in size. No real closet which might be annoying for a long stay (limited draws and hanging space). Bed was comfortable for italian standards and breakfast was 8/10 for italian standards (we actually got fresh grapes, fresh croissant, and yogurt!! something more than a pre-packaged pastry!! whoo hoo!!)
Wifi was the best out of our whole stay in italy, and the host, antonella, seemed lovely even tho she was away until our last day.
If u want to stay on the island away from the crowds for an amazing price... this is the place to stay without a doubt!