I loved staying in Dorsoduro. It was quaint, romantic, a lot quieter than the St. Mark’s Square area, but still very central to everything. It only took 15 minutes to walk to the main part of Venice over the Academia bridge and vaporetto stops were nearby (5 min walk max). While walking around the area close to Anna’s apartment, everything was so picturesque. It was hard to take a bad photo.
The apartment has lots of stairs, which is typical. Both bedrooms are spacious and the bathroom is large. The A/C worked GREAT to help combat the summer heat and humidity. The rooftop balcony/terrace is very cute. We made breakfast in the stocked kitchen (larger fridge than majority of Italian apartments, microwave, oven, gas burners, simple cooking necessities) each morning and ate breakfast on the balcony, but the stairs to get up there are a little scary...very very narrow and steep.
Anna’s tips before and during our stay were on point. In fact, one of our best meals in Venice was from one of her recommendations. She was very easy to communicate with and quick to respond. I would definitely stay there again!