Given the complexities of navigating around the crowds in Venice with luggage, this is the place you need to stay. Period. It is at the foot of the Rialto bridge, and the water taxi stops are just around the corner, including the Alilaguna orange line from the airport. From this location you are best positioned to explore all corners of Venice. There are five flights of stairs, but it was not an issue for our family of four. The payoff is the views of the tops of the towers around Venice. The apartment is contemporary and clean, ready for full use of cooking facilities or carrying in a meal. During the day, there are crowds and noise, but it dies down in the evening and was not an issue. If we come back, this is where we will stay again.