Our visit had mostly good points and a few not-so-good. Good points: Our hosts, Josie and Paul, are personable and very helpful and accommodating. Their little dog, Shakira, is cute and friendly. The guest house is beautifully designed and furnished, just as pictured on the website—really outstanding. And the Venice Canals are a very special and lovely environment—the reason for our wanting to stay here. A huge variety of restaurants and the Venice beach are all within walking distance. We parked our car for free when we arrived for a long weekend and never had to drive during the entirety of our stay. Weather in mid-August was mid-70s during the day with clear blue skies—again superb.

Not-so-good: we had imagined from the description that the guesthouse would be facing a canal and that it would be really quiet. But it’s separated from the canals by the main house. In our guesthouse we could only glimpse the canal. One does feel in the middle of things with people chatting, kids playing, dogs barking, and lots of helicopters overhead. Many of the sounds were pleasant, but the sound level is considerably higher than we had expected. After all, this is the Venice Canals—a very attractive location. The wifi was very slow, and a couple of details of the guesthouse were not in perfect working order, which we private messaged the hosts. They’re the kind of people who will quickly get these things fixed.

Overall, if you want a quiet place looking out over a canal, this won’t work for you. If you want fresh balmy weather in a beautiful guest house in the midst of the liveliness of the Venice Canals with great access to walks along the canals, to restaurants, and to the beach, you’ll very much enjoy yourselves.