The location near the thriving/lively Misericordia area is wonderful and the clean apartment itself is quiet because it is on a side street away from the (welcome) hubub of the area. You have to climb up several floors just in case that matters to you. On the downside, the room is small and the 'canal view' is only a glancing side view. You can glimpse the canal but directly across the window is a neighbor's window about 5 feet way, looking in. The kitchen is well-equipped with pots/dishes. The bathroom is small.