This apartment was truly wonderful. We booked it last minute after another place fell through the day we left for vacation. I wanted something with room for my family to spread out a bit, close (but not too close) to the major sights and on a canal. I got all that plus!
We were greeted at the Alilaguna stop, walked to the apartment and the person checking us in gave us great tips on places to go, eat and ways to avoid some of the crowds.
The apartment is located about halfway between Rialto and San Marco Square, but off a quiet square, so not a lot of constant tourist traffic. There is a grocery store, a bakery, and a gelato shop around the corner. It has a very large living room/dining room, tastefully decorated in antique Venetian decor, an eat-in kitchen, a very large master bedroom and a small second bedroom. Each bedroom has it's own bath. The balcony looks out on the intersection of several canals and there are a lot of gondolas and motor boats that use the route daily making for very interesting people watching! Note to people unused to Venice: It is very charming to have gondolas going by your apartment - you hear them sing, talk and this made it very special, BUT - it is very LOUD late at night and early in the morning! Gondoliers shout whenever they go around a corner, whistle and yell at other boats, and motor boats race the engines to get around them etc.
All in all we could not have been more pleased with this apartment and location. I recommend it!