The location is great. Easy to walk all over Venice. House is tucked back from the business. While house is on the canal there are no canal views. Apartment is 3rd floor walk up, including a rather narrow outside walkway two stories above the courtyard. There is a railing, but if you have fear of open heights this might not be the place for you. We had some issues with check in and communication. We only had windows open for a short time (10-15min) the first afternoon but several mosquitos made it into apartment - we all got 5-10 bites over the course of two nights.