Excellent location. Quiet street, beautiful views overlooking a garden to the grand canal. Easy walking to all sites. Equipped for eating meals in the apartment and for washing/drying clothes. An elevator is available for those that may have difficulty with stairs. Air conditioning is a must for the hot Venice days and the air condition in this unit was very nice to have. Beds could use new mattresses and pillows. Towels need an upgrade as some of them had holes. While some of the furnishings are beautiful antiques, several other furnishings were worn, stained and dated - all were functional but not 'classy and elegant' as described in the listing. Dishes, glasses and cutlery had to be re-washed due to food residual from previous guests. Be aware that the host may try to solicit a private boat tour which we had to decline twice before he stopped asking about it. Regarding other communications with Mario, this was in general, negative - if you look back through previous reviews, other guests have had similar experiences with Mario.