hey hey aussie
hope you find a great place. we stayed in a great apartment near the casino de vincenzia right on the canal, another one is san polo behind frari church.
the one travel4fun looks great, i would love to stay in that area also. best friend and i took vaporetto to the lido and walked down main street, santa maria elisabetta to the beach. so nice to see something different, stopped along the way watching kids playing, ladies sitting on benches, us having glass of wine talking with our hands with them and back to venice during sunset.
walking the back canals of canareggio, stopping at "garage sale" with senior ladies, having a great time and us all laughing, buying couple things, stopping at restaurant diana (my friends name ha ha) right on the canal, stopping to buy wine out of the pails shop owner has on the shelves, my first adventure in europe. what a blast.
gpsmycity.com/ venice
self walking tours in venice that may interest you.
hope you find a place to enjoy when you are there.
aloha