This place is perfect! For starters: it is an actual (spacious) one bedroom apartment--which is very rare in a city like Venice. The bedroom is huge and had a door that can be closed. The apartment is also close to the vaporetto stops and Piazza San Marco (the touristy bits) but in a street where real Venetians live. My 6-year old daughter made friends with the neighborhood Italian boys (9 and 11 years old) who used to come out of their house every evening to set up a "yard sale". The street was also quiet enough for us to keep the windows open at night and still sleep without being disturbed by drunk tourists. Washer in the apartment was a great help and the kitchen is well appointed so that we could make pasta and simple dishes when we did not want to eat out. It is a 10 minute walk to the Co-op where you can get groceries. If we come back to Venice, we'll definitely be staying here. Thank you Frederica for sharing your lovely casa Venezia with us!