How wonderful it is to overlook a canal (that in early morning still bustles with boats off-loading boxes of veggies and other items). Just one of the many delights of this location. If you're an art lover, it's a perfect location: you're near modern art galleries on Zattere, just 5 minutes from the Academia, and around a few corners from the Peggy Guggenheim Museum. We loved the convenience of the traghetto crossing nearby going to Sestiere San Marco (choppy water--so scary-fun!). The quiet and calm of Dorsoduro is such a welcome reprieve after the chaos of most of the rest of Venice.

The apartment was light, clean and comfortable, with all manner of kitchen utensils--as well as salt, oil and vinegar (not sure if these were left over or if they're always supplied). The large Conad supermarket on Zattere is a good 15 minute trek--be sure to take the wheeled shopping cart in the closet (something we found too late). Other than Conad, we didn't find any markets in the area that sold basics like eggs, milk, etc.

We arrived very early in Venice (10am) and were grateful that a kind woman from the management company met us at the Zattere stop and led us to the apartmentt, where we were able to store our luggage while the house was being cleaned.

The wifi never worked, despite the fact that the management company set up a new, second modem about 24 hours after we'd alerted them to the situation. (The management company seems to be located quite a distance from the apartment.) There's a snack bar with wifi nearby that we used.

Overall, a great experience and we'd love to return!