We had an authentic Venice experience while staying at this place. It was located near all the tourist activities and we also walked quite a bit to see other sites. The listing features the location quite a bit but the place is also nice. It was clean and pretty good size given its location. Andrea met us at the water bus drop off to walk us to the apartment and give us the lay of the land. Our stay in Venice was less than 24 hours so I wish we would have taken a water taxi (100 euro vs 30) to avoid the 1 hr to 1.5 hr travel time from the airport. We enjoyed watching the water taxis and gondolas going by below our windows. The approach to the building was in a narrow alley area and didn't have a great safety feeling but Venice is unique so I'm not sure that's a fair assessment. When we arrived there were foreign street vendors escaping by us from the police (they were selling brand pirated handbags).