Natalie was great! Her apartment has so much character and is in a great location. To begin with, the apartment is a spacious studio that is divided into a bedroom, living room and dining/kitchen, with a large accessible restroom. You walk down a narrow, brick-lined walkway from the canal to get to the front door, so it was very quiet and private. Next, the location is exactly what I was looking for. It is in the historic Dorsoduro area of Venice right across from an actual gondola builder! If you cross the bridge over the canal and head west, you will find yourself in the cutest little labyrinth of narrow streets, shops and restaurants, with spacious piazzas here and there. If you follow the canal and then head east, you find more quaint bridges and narrow streets, the Academia, piazzas, shopping and finally, St. Marks square (after about a 10-15 minute walk). We took the waterbus to get to the Rialto Bridge area since that is a bit farther than we wanted to walk, but after visiting that area we were very glad we had decided to stay in the Dorsoduro away from the noise, cheap souvenirs and crowds. I highly recommend this apartment if you visit Venice.