We had a good few days at Thomas' apartment in Venice. It is well located to many shops and restaurants. It was also close to San Marcos and the Rialto bridge and ferry stop. It was a bit difficult to find at first due to the numbering of the buildings and misdirection on maps, but once we found it check in was seamless. We fell in love with the maze of streets around the apartment and enjoyed popping into the many shops, restaurants, and bakeries nearby. Getting to the apartment does require carrying your bags over a few bridges if coming in from Rialto but that's just the layout of the city. It was a challenge for the older members of my family traveling with me. If traveling by water taxi, there is a canal opening right at the end of the street maybe 100 feet away so that would be super convenient or worrying if you have little humans who are quick on their feet. Being in a city, hearing noise from outside the apartment or the upstairs neighbors is to be expected. It wasn't overwhelmingly loud but it was there. As I said, the apartment is well located but far enough away from the massive crowds of tourists so as not to be teeming with people which was great for us. As for the trash, we were told to carry it out between 6:30-8:30 AM to the trash boat. I did this but don't think it was necessary. I watched our neighbors put theirs outside their door and it was picked up by the people walking around to collect the trash in the morning. All in all, it was a good stay. I did knock off a point for cleanliness as the bathroom had a faint smell. The smell didn't carry into the rest of the apartment and was only noticeable when using the toilet (not the shower) and we were rarely in the apartment except to sleep so it wasn't a huge deal. Lastly, there was great hot water for all of our showers which was appreciated after coming in from an airbnb in Lake Como without any hot water.