We had a wonderful time in Venice at Beatrice's apartment! Beatrice was out of town when we arrived, but her assistant Larisa was great. She met us at the vaporetto station when we arrived, walked us to the apartment, and then went over a map with us and gave us recommendations for what to do, where to eat, and where to shop. She was phenomenal! We stayed in four cities in Italy, and this was by far our favorite apartment. It is updated, tastefully decorated and very clean. It had all of the amenities we could want -- including a dishwasher! The location is difficult to find (as is everything in Venice), but it was nice to be off the beaten path and away from most of the tourist traffic. And it was so cool to have a canal off of the back deck! There were gondolas going up and down the canal all day long and it really added to our entire Venice experience. If you're family planning to go to Venice, we can't think of a better place to stay. We HIGHLY recommend it.