We picked this apartment because we wanted to be on a canal and wanted to be in a neighborhood and still pretty close to all the action. And for those it was a fabulous apartment. I wish you could see out the living room windows better. To get a good view of the busy canal you have to sit in the purple chair in the kitchen. Which isn’t the most convenient. We used the private taxi they set up for us which was wonderful but expensive, but all water taxis are expensive so I feel it was a fare deal compares to regular water taxis. We had traveled from the U. S. and landed in Rome. Then directly to a long train ride from Rome to Venice. So when we arrived they had setup a private taxi for us which was great because we were exhausted. If you wanted to save a lot of money the water bus takes you very close to the aprtment. I loved staying on the smaller canal and watching ALL the gondolaers.