I highly recommend this place as being in the heart of Venice, footsteps away from Rialto Bridge as well as Piazza San Marco. It is a 3rd-floor apartment and the steps leading up to the unit are typically European (which means it is steeper than us Yankees are used to). Once upstairs you could hear the hustle and bustle downstairs but I'm a heavy sleeper and it made no difference to me. Helpful hint. if you use Antico Calice Restaurant as your marker all of the online maps can get you within a few steps of the apartment.