The apartment wasn’t where the maps showed, but nevertheless, in a near perfect location. Far enough away from heavy traffic, but close enough to get to Rialto bridge within 10 minutes. It is right near San Polo as well. Paola’s son met with us and took us to the apartment and he was EXTREMELY helpful. Venice is extremely complicated, but I was able to figure out our way back by the following day (not bad in my opinion, made me feel like I knew where I was going, though that is far from the truth). The bed is a pull-out couch and, in my honest opinion, was extremely uncomfortable. There is no television and is has a stand-up shower, which I think is great because if you’re coming to Venice to sit and watch tv, you should just walk to your living room. At night, the entrance is extremely dark! The apartment has the PERFECT view, exactly what I wanted for a trip to Venice. It being our first time, it was mandatory for me to have a view of the canals. I would definitely recommend!