Francesca's apartment is fantastic. It's in a very atmospheric 13th century building right on a canal. It's very centrally located. It's in the Cannareggio district, not far from the major sights such as St. Mark's square or the Rialto bridge. It's also close to a vaporetto stop and a stop for the boat to the airport (Alilaguna). There are many cafes and restaurants close by and grocery stores aren't far. While it's close to all of these things, it's on a quiet side street with little foot traffic. The apartment is well equipped and maintained. It was very clean and neat. It has a nice kitchen with all the basics, a washing machine, and a nice bathroom with a good shower. It was a perfect size for the two of us. There are a lot of windows, so there's good ventilation. There is a room air conditioner (sits on the floor with a hose to the window), but we didn't use it. The apartment is on the first (not ground) floor, but it's up only a short flight of steps. The long side of the apartment, and thus most of the windows, face onto a canal. We really enjoyed this, but be aware that there is a fair amount of boat traffic on the canal, including motor boats, so there is some noise, even early in the morning. This didn't disturb us, but it might be a consideration if you like to sleep in and you're a light sleeper. One of the windows faces onto a small bridge that did get some foot traffic. Again, this didn't bother us, but there were occasionally people standing on the bridge a few feet away from the window (which we kept open). Francesca was easy to communicate with. She contacted us well in advance of our stay to arrange for the check in. She had someone (Rossana) meet us. Rossana was also very easy to communicate with, and check in was very smooth and easy. We needed to get in touch with Francesca once during our stay, and were able to reach her with no problems (she left two different phone #s, as well as phone #s for others to contact if necessary). We highly recommend the apartment and Francesca. Venice is amazing, and staying in an apartment from the 1200s that sits right on a canal was perfect.