This hotel is fantastic. Venice is crowded. But when you turn off down the little alley to this hotel, suddenly there is a peaceful place. You can sit in the courtyard of this hotel or on the boat platform overlooking a quite canal and forget you just walked through crowds of people to get there. The breakfast buffet was great. We stayed here six nights and loved the place. It is also in a convenient location. You are very close to the boat dock to go to Murano and Burano (and the airport). You are only a 15 minute walk from St. Mark's square that takes you through some nice sights. There are many nice restaurants nearby and if you want a more quiet place, you simply go North from the hotel and walk around the canals to the North. There is a place for a gondola ride 5 minutes away where we saw only 1 other boat, rather than traffic jams of boats we saw elsewhere. The staff is very friendly and very helpful. In addition to breakfast, they have cookies, cake, tea, juice, etc. in the afternoon which gives you more time to enjoy the beautiful courtyard.