Carmen's apartment has a wonderful lived-in feeling but is well-kept and tidy. Every kitchen utensil is available as well as playing cards, CDs and other creature comforts. We especially enjoyed having all the Opera CDs at our disposal! The 3rd-floor walk-up is secure, and the neighborhood is quiet and authentic. While the Vaporetto transport is convenient, we opted to do all our sight-seeing on foot and had no problems doing so. It's less than 30 mins leisurely stroll to the Rialto Bridge, for example. Because we had a lot of luggage, we chose to arrive via AliLaguna airport transport which was very direct and easy to use.