The apartment was large, clean, and very nice. Andrea met us at the vaporetto stop and walked us back to the apartment, he even carried my wife's bag up the 60 or so stairs. He gave us an overview of the city and where he recommended to eat. The apartment is just as the photos show it. It does have a view of a canal, but as a note that means it has a view (and sounds) of a working "road" in Venice. Noise was not a super big issue, but barges and loud Italians were heard between 7-730. The area is quiet at night though, no issues with going to sleep. The apartment is located relatively close to all major cites, we walked everywhere. We even saw Rick Steves, and he was staying in the same area. We would stay at this apartment again. Andrea was very kind and responsive when our key mysteriously stopped working, he came up with a plan, even thoughnhe was out of the city, but we figured it out (old door + user error). As a FYI for larger people, the shower is tiny, like 3ft x 3ft, it was a tight fit for me and I'm average size at best. It was nice to have a washing machine too.