This is a fantastic venue; located in San Toma, which is about 10-15 minute walk from the Rialto bridge and about 20 minutes from St. Marco square. And pretty much located on the Grand Canal.
Lofty apartment, which is very peaceful and decent that has several quaint cafes and bars/pizzerias and spaghetti joints in close proximity.
The vaparetto, which is only a short 3-minute walk away is great, although I wouldn't use this repeatedly; its much easier to walk to this apartment when you get your bearings. You can walk to the train station in say 20-30 minutes also.
Our host was spot on the money, she came and met us off the water boat and took us to our apartment which was really a nice touch. She later text us the best cafes and bars to visit for our stay; which was amazing. She really took great care of us and responded to every question I had very quickly.
The only issue we had (and its not the host's problem) was the flooding near the apartment leading to the main gate which made it hard to get home after some light rain. I repeat this is not their fault but it does make for some tough times getting home to the apartment when it floods. Which in turn soaked our shoes but made for light entertainment haha.
If you want an apartment thats just slightly away from all the hustle and bustle of Venice, make this your base. I promise you that you'll wake up having had the best sleep in this quiet area of town with a great cafe just down stairs in spitting distance. It's very basic indeed but had it's own kitchen and fridge. No tv or internet - which we were thankful of as you don't travel to Venice to sit indoors.
This was my 4th time in Venice, I know it pretty well. We wanted to save some cash at the start of our Honeymoon multi trip holiday and we cannot recommend this apartment enough. Rustic and peacefull yet basic.
I'd like to possibly book this space again down the line as its a bit of a diamond.