Paola met us at the vaporetto stop and walked us to her apartment. She showed us how to use everything and said that we could call her with questions or concerns. The apartment was clean and cozy and nicely decorated. There were several travel books and flyers about Venice available. The location, for the most part, was ideal. The apartment is only one flight of stairs up and right on the intersection of two canals. It was a short walk to groceries and restaurants and the rest of Venice, but away from the main tourist areas. However boat traffic on the canals starts early and ends fairly late. The neighbors downstairs had a very loud birthday party on our first night, but were quiet for the remainder of our visit. The beds are not comfortable. The main bed in the bedroom slopes toward the middle and the pull-out sofa bed is thin. There is a washing machine available, but it is separated from the bedroom by a weird screen that made it difficult to access the washer.