One of our hosts, Anna, met us at the Rialto Mercato water ferry stop and escorted us to the apartment (the closer San Silvestro stop is under repair). The walk there took us along a straight path past countless shops, restaurants and bars until we arrived at a small square, then down a narrow alleyway to the front door of the building. Up the forty seven steps to the apartment. On opening the front door of the apartment - what a revelation. Wow! Better than ever expected. Plenty of light and airy. Bright rooms and tastefully decorated. Great location. We felt we were at the center of everything. The main bedroom bed is very comfortable. Plenty of wardrobe space for hanging clothes. The second bedroom was great for all our electronic and photo gear. The free WiFi if is stable and fast enough. We used the washing machine and hung our clothes out on the cable system outside of the window (four floors above the alley below). We felt we could quite easily live in this apartment. It was lovely and quiet - well, no cars for a start!