The apartment is quite lovely with gorgeous furnishings, fabric covered walls, stained glass windows and incredible light fixtures. The place is spacious and fit our family of 6 very well. It has a true washer and dryer, finally, yeah! The kitchen is large with a massive refrigerator and great appliances, not a ton of counter space, but we loved cooking in it. The living room furniture is very dainty, so while lovely, not as comfy for lounging at the end of a long day for our large family with some fellows that are 6' tall. While it does have views of the canal, it isn't an area where there is any action, we never saw gondolas going by, so while we picked it for the view, it wasn't really what we'd been hoping for...no fault of the owner of course, just our own expectation. The location was easy enough to walk to the Rialto for boats or just walk where you needed to go. Quiet area.