Nicola's place was a wonderful apartment in the heart of Venice! As other reviews have posted, the location is off a busy touristy area; however, its location made it very easy to get to the main sites, wonderful restaurants and shopping. The place itself was very nice. The master suite has an ensuite, however, the second bedroom does not. We shared the apartment with another couple and we took the 2nd bedroom. Our bath was off the kitchen. This was a little awkward but not horrible. The views of the canal are off the kitchen (and 2nd bath) windows. We could see gondolas float by, which was a treat. The kitchen was well equipped -- though we didn't cook -- but had basics. One somewhat surprising thing was that we had to take our own trash out. Luckily it was our last day and also a trash day and we had to find the trash boat! Our guys were very excited about this new approach to trash day! Overall, the stay at Nicola's was great. I would recommend this for a small family. We felt safe, the location was good, and we felt we really had an authentic feel of Venice.