A cute place with an authentic air. We chose this place on the top floor as it is relatively quiet but it does get warm as there is no A/C. The fans help. There were some sounds from surrounding restaurants, but not too bad, and we kept the bedroom windows closed and the fan on and slept well. I very sensitive to noise and we did fine. When we first arrived, there was a smell of fried fish coming up from the restaurant on the ground floor, which made me worried, but we did not have any further problems with restaurant smells even though we kept the windows open whenever we were home. The furniture was pretty bare bones, but the kitchen served us well, with a stove, toaster and decent fridge. The bed is very firm, which was fine with us. As far as location, this was very near the Rialto bridge and lots of people around, lots of restaurants. If we went to Venice again, we'd probably choose a place further southeast, closer to the Biennale. It was too far to walk to the museums and art exhibits, return home for a rest, and go out to museums again. Most of our destinations ended up being a 25-40 minute walk away. On the other hand, this apartment is walking distance to the train station - about 15-20 minutes - which is convenient if you are traveling to surrounding towns for the day.