Hello,

This is another one of the "where should I stay in Venice?" questions. I've read every thread I can find on FT as well as other sources (even TripAdvisor, but I've used that mainly for photos and not so much for the reviews), and have narrowed the options down to 6. All appear to be available for our dates and all are more-or-less the same price. Before I ask for advice about any of these properties, here is some background information.

- two travelers
- third trip to Venice and no desire to stay in the heart of the tourist areas
- prior visits were at the Europa & Regina but don't want to stay at a chain hotel unless there are no other viable options
- will be there 5 nights in early June
- primary purpose of the visit is to explore the areas of Venice we might not have found before: off-the-beaten path areas, where Venetians live and tour boat people won't likely be found, and offering good photo opportunities of the local area and people (and hopefully not having to dodge people with selfie sticks)
- ready access to vaporetto stop is a plus
- on the final morning have a very early departure from VCE, so will need a location readily accessible to a water taxi
- prefer a real neighborhood near restaurants that don't cater to tourists/serve frozen food
- canal view/terrace/outdoor space is a plus

So here's what I've found so far that appears to be available that seems to meet many or most of those criteria:

Ca' Carmini (Dorsoduro) near Scuola Grande dei Carmini/Campo Sta Margherita
Ca' dell'Artista (Dorsoduro), next door to Church of Eremite
Ca' Della Bottega (Dorsoduro), also near Campo Sta Margherita/Campo Carmini
Hotel Bisanzio (Castello)
Hotel Giorgione (Cannaregio)
Boscolo Venezia (only chain hotel in the list)

Does anyone have any thoughts about any of the above or how they do (or don't) fit into what we're looking for? The first three are part of Views of Venice and looking at their web site I've found several "reviews" that are obviously fake/cut-and-paste, but I've seen others on FT say good things about VoV.

Thanks to anyone who can offer any insight!