The apartment was very recently redone and had some nice touches like a USB port in the wall. My US phone charged much more quickly. The apartment was an easy walk to the Rialto Bridge and very close to the Santa Stae vaporetto stop (which was good arriving and departing to the train station). The immediate neighborhood was quiet with few shops or restaurants, but you could walk to plenty in 5 minutes. Irene sent her mother to check us in. If I didn't speak Italian, this might have been a problem.