The location is great. You can actually see the campanile at San Marco from the window in the loft. But there are challenges and safety issues. There are four flights of stairs, they are steep and not in good condition. There are three doors. The top door is in the middle of the stairway and opens toward you so you have to open it from a lower step and try not to fall over backward as you pull it towards you. If you are tall you can bang your head on the ceiling in the process. Also it takes two hands to open the door which is not possible with luggage. And you can't put your luggage down on the step. You'll have to take it back down to the previous landing. Then there are several more steps to the living area. And more steps to get to the loft. Where you can also bang your head since it is on a slant and very low in spots. The toilet is on the first level, but the shower and sink are up in the loft. The bed in the loft was arranged so that you could roll over in the night and fall into the living room below. We had to reposition it. Other than that we had a wonderful time in Venice.