The apartment is a great base location for exploring the center of venice; you can easily cross the river via Gondola just 25m away to Santa Maria della Salute; the vaporetto stop is just in the other side of the block; restaurants and shops are just nearby, the supermarket is 8-10mins walk. The apartment is huge and clean, but the downside is that there is no elevator (the apartment is in the 2nd floor / 3rd level - Italian numbering starts at 0/Ground floor then 1st, 2nd, etc.) the flooring in the living room is tilted to one side and vibrates when someone is walking but I found out that it is common in venice, even in the Doge's palace. The person who greeted us isn't as welcoming and friendly as the other apartments we stayed in Italy but she told us everything we needed to know.