This review is mainly for US travelers. Due to the number of standard keys involved to get into the gate, building, and apartment, there is no self check-in option. So, make sure you coordinate your arrival with your host and plan on arriving at a reasonable hour for her to meet you. Make sure you have cash Euros on hand to pay the tourist tax which she is required to collect at check-in. For us, it was about 25 Euros. The space is breathtaking and very large, considering how tightly packed Venice can be. It was on roughly the third floor of a building, so we hope you like stairs! Most of the foot traffic flows between the Rialto Bridge near this apartment, and the museum and complex on the opposite waterfront. We rarely got lost and always found exciting things around each corner. We bought fresh food and vegetables from a local stand and cooked a number of meals in this beautiful kitchen. A couple of baking pans and a traditional coffee maker would be welcome additions to the remarkable kitchen. The bed was very firm, the temperature and climate were perfect, the half bath was also welcome and probably rare in a place where space is at a premium. The boat traffic begins at around 6 o’clock in the morning, so be an early riser and watch people flowing back-and-forth unloading all manner of things across the canal. The best landmark to find your way back to your apartment is, believe it or not, a small Burger King restaurant. We felt safe in the area, though we did not venture out late at night. We went running along the waterfront from the area of the Duomo down to the point near the soccer stadium, another safe and welcome spot. Lastly, the television in the bedroom works on Google Chromecast. It would help to be familiar with this app if you’d like to watch television in bed. We heartily recommend this place to American travelers making their first visit to Venice, like us.