We (mid-40s Australian couple with 7 year old child) were extremely happy with our stay in Nicola’s spacious and well-located apartment, in which we spent just over a week in late April / early May. Our review is more intended to provide clarification and insight to future guests as that’s what we really appreciate in reading reviews rather than reiterating what the description or others say. So some key points: * Noise from the restaurant is mentioned by a few previous guests. Our experience was that although there is noise from the restaurant it did not adversely impact our time there. We all slept in the loft (simply our preference) and our sleep was not interrupted - including our son who naturally goes to bed well before the restaurant closes. One of us wore earplugs but to put that in context that is normal in our home environment (light sleeper). We certainly didn’t have any issues in the mornings as other have referred to - in fact we slept much later than we normally do. Perhaps it was all the good food and exercise from walking. Consider earplugs as an easy, low cost insurance policy if you are worried. * A key reason we chose the apartment was the location. Our hopes were realised: the campo is away from the main tourist thoroughfares (even being at the quieter end of the campo), the ability to have long sight lines (by Venice standards) through the amazing picture windows, to see trees, and for our son to interact with other children playing in the square were all huge pluses for us. * The kitchen space is small but it is close to the dining table, and there is also a pull out bench / serving surface so we found it perfectly functional for the light meals we produced. (And we loved being able to sit and eat out on the terrace and watch the world go by). * The location was really good for us as our goal was to enjoy the sense of living in Venice rather than being tourists. Transport was fairly easy - we had no issues with walking our (modest) luggage from the boat at Rialto after coming from the airport, nor later taking it to the train station. * Nicola was really good to communicate with, before, during, and after our stay. He gave us some good tips on local restaurants. * It wasn’t an issue for us but the internal stairs between the lower floor (bedroom, second bathroom with washing machine, very small kitchenette) and the main living areas are quite steep and narrow. It is possible to go between levels on the external ( to the apartment, inside the building) stairs if that were to prove an issue. * The sense of light and space in the main area is a really fantastic feature. * The apartment was presented beautifully clean, and is a very comfortable space to relax in its own right. All in...