Lovely place to stay, we really enjoyed the period features in the apartment and the canal views. This felt like a working part of Venice, it won't be the gondolas of tourists passing by your windows, but rather locals going about their working day passing with items to deliver all over central Venice, loading and unloading, you can see how the city works! Great cooking amenities, had everything that we needed. Ground floor, so virtually no steps if this is important, but damp smell at all (experienced by some of our friends in ground floor flats in Venice). We enjoyed exploring this part of Venice, lots of really amazing places within 3 minutes off your doorstep (restaurants, cafes, churches).