This was a great experience.
On one side there is the canal...we have stayed at hotels overlooking the Grand Canal from several floors up, but this one gave us an eye-level view of a "regular" canal, and we loved it. (There is very little traffic so it is not noisy at all.) On the other side there is the dead-end alley, entirely without the crowds that are choking Venice, and it is possible to imagine for a moment that you have the streets of Venice to yourself. In between these two sides is the apartment itself, which has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a living room, all nicely appointed.
Micaela met us across the bridge from the railway station...we probably could have found the place on our own, but the gesture was much appreciated. The AC was weak, which wasn't an issue for us in September, but could be more of a problem during heat waves.