We spent way more time in Carmen's apartment than intended because both our kids got sick (we think from sushi--the one time we ate something other than Italian in Italy!) and they spent something like 36 hours sleeping. We loved the location. Last time we stayed in Venice it was on one of the very narrow shopping streets. Here we were on a wider street filled with restaurants, but it felt like we could breathe, and it was a short walk along the water to piaza san marco. We also loved the apartment. Fun watching people out the window, lots of comfortable places to stretch out, interesting design elements, good wifi, one of those Italian espresso makers you put on the stove (Carmen's welcome kit included coffee), even a dyson hair dryer! Also really nice was the supermarket across the street. Carmen was great...friendly, funny, and helpful. Only caution is if you're not a family, but say two couples, one couple won't really have privacy because of the layout.