The apartment is very well located to all of the major sites, but doesn't feel overrun by tourist. It was quiet at night, very close to some wonderful bakeries and restaurants, and in the mornings I watched children race to school and local residents converse on their way to work. The front windows are a great place to sit and watch boats go by while you listen to church bells. Some people complained about the boat noise, I hardly noticed them...and when I did it was more charming than anything else.

Andrea was a great host. Ahead of my stay he emailed directions to the apartment and suggestions for local restaurants. On the day of our arrival he told us which vaparetto to take, met us at the closest stop, walked us to the apartment, and answered all of our questions throughout our stay. He even helped us find an internet cafe to print tickets from a PDF, and got back to us within minutes of our messaging him. Cannot recommend him enough.