Maurizio's apartment was a brilliant base for our lovely stay in Venice. It was clean and comfortable and felt secure. The excellent central location does mean that you can occasionally hear noise from the restaraunt below, but this wasn't too bad. The stairs to the apartment did mean that you got fit if you forgot anything and had to pop back up, but the clear communication beforehand as to how to find the apartment was really helpful. You could easily reach all the 'main' attractions from this apartment by foot, as well as only being about 25 minutes walk from the more residential areas which we found to have the best food and atmosphere.