Pros: Annalisa's place was very nice & spacious. She was kind enough to send her daughter to escort us from the train; otherwise, there's no way we would've found it. There's a restaurant right outside of her place so if noise bothers you that's something to consider but I liked the ability to sit outside for a drink/food without having to venture too far, so it didn't bother me at all; otherwise the area is quiet.
Cons: The rest of my review is somewhat out of Annalisa's control & is not a reflection on her or her apartment but it's certainly something to consider before visiting Venice. I expressed great concern in advance of staying in this AirBnB or this area vs. a hotel close to the train station in Venice because of the transportation issue & Annalisa assured me that it was a straight shot & it was safe. It's not a straight shot & beg to differ on how safe it is with all of the gypsy's hanging out at night. It's only a straight shot if you live there & know exactly where you're going. The inability to call a taxi/Uber to pick you up from anywhere if lost is a problem in rural locations like Venice & the Canal makes it worse. There are lots of twists/turns between her apartment & the train station & GPS is of no use as it's lost too. We asked several proprietors that were in her direct vicinity how to get to her street when we were lost and at least 10 out of 11 said they don't know where it is. After it was getting dark & some of the men were a bit suspicious acting we were going to resort to a water taxi at 60 euros when we finally met someone nice enough to say you're around the corner from it & guided us appropriately. I text Annalisa several times noting where we were & she kept saying ask someone. I've traveled all over Europe & Africa and this by far was the worse experience in terms of navigating my way around and the people are not friendly at all. At a hotel, concierge will call a taxi for you OR you have the ability to have a taxi pick you up wherever you are. When people visit my country we're more than willing to assist tourist but it became obvious quickly that they were saying they didn't know on purpose. There's no way you live there, deliver food, own a restaurant, run a food market around the corner from the address and you have no idea of where the street is located. I spent a day and a 1/2 in Venice after having a blast in Florence & Rome. It was 1 day too long. If Venice doesn't want tourist in their neighborhoods then don't offer AirBnB. Other tourists noticed we were American/Canadian & knocked on our door lost that night trying to find their AirBnB.