Although the apartment was right on a canal the view was of the hospital and parked emergency boats. We were VERY grateful that our friendly host met us at the Vaporetto stop. The apartment was well appointed with a full kitchen and it was spotless and roomy for just the 2 of us. We felt the location was a bit out of the way from most popular site seeing spots but at least near a Vaporetto stop. Our host gave us a handy local map and pointed out sites to see, restaurants, bars, etc. that we used a great deal.