This apartment is on the first floor of an old building, conveniently located close to the Giglio vaporetto/Aliliguna stop, La Fenice opera house and a short walk from Piazza San Marco. The immediate area is pretty quiet but all the action (and crowds) are close enough when/if you want them. The three bedrooms, which have air conditioning, are all good size and there's a well-equipped kitchen/dining area (oven, fridge, microwave etc.) and a comfortable lounge with a small flat screen TV (no CNN/BBC but you're not there to watch TV!) overlooking a canal. There's a large family-size bathroom plus a smaller toilet/shower room, too. There's also wifi. The overall decor is bohemian/shabby chic, with lots of artwork, carnival masks and wonderful old furniture and an overall comfortable feel. This is NOT a hermetically-sealed, high-end, ultra modern, Italian design showroom/hotel suite. There is no elevator (but only one shallow flight of steps to climb); the building is very old, so there are cracks in walls and floors, some flaking plaster and dust; you are very close to a church so you will hear the bells plus the sounds of gondoliere, accordian players and singers (of varying competence) from the adjoining canal. It takes a minute or two for the water to heat up in the bathrooms but everything works fine. If you (and five friends/ relatives) want to get a sense of what it's like to actually live in Venice, this is an ideal place for you. You can come and go as/when you please (early mornings are a great time to see Venice), choose to eat out, exist on a diet of take-away pizza and ice-cream or prepare your own meals (there are plenty of supermarkets near the Rialto bridge which open until 10 pm). Riccardo, who manages the apartment for Massimo is a very genial host (he's an artist/photographer: much of the work on display is his). He is very happy to provide information and advice and is quick to respond to any questions. I stayed with my 16 yr-old daughter and we both loved the place.