We ended up visiting Venice during the severe floods in the middle of November, which made for a different holiday than we had expected. We were thankful for Malika's apartment, which was cozy and dry. Malika came over to talk to us about the flooding, gave us advice on when we shouldn't go out, and brought us sturdy rubber boots so we could tour the city in the flooded streets. The location is ideal and is centrally located to the main sites. Highly recommended.