This apartment is located in a quiet residetial area which has some great shops. There is a meat & cheese shop, fruit/vegetable stand, local wine shop where you buy by the liter, cafe, a few restaurants and finally a COOP market.
Check-In Process: was simple and easy. We were met at the water taxi stop and walked to the apartment, which was just a short walk from the stop.
The apartment itself is on the 2nd floor so you need to able to walk a flight of stairs, but there is an air conditioned apartment waiting for you so that helps cool you down quickly. The front room, which faces an inner canal, turned out to be more quiet in the morning than the back bedroom since locals going to work would stop and talk to each other as they passed and the voices echoed off the buildings. I would recommend closing the shutters to block on the sun (if you want to sleep in) and some of the noise.
We didn't cook at all but we did eat breakfast in the apartment each morning and had an afternoon snack of proscuitto and cheese so that worked well for us.
Overall no complaints with our stay but just be aware that if you want to be in the middle of the action (Rialto, Grand Canal, St Marks Square, Uffizi) then please be aware of this apartment's location and choose accordingly.