We really liked this place. It lived up to all of the information provided on the web site, everything worked, and Francesca and Mauricio were very gracious, helpful hosts. A couple of extra benifits that we really hadn't thought about were: A) the apartment is just a few steps from a vaperetto stop, which makes getting around by boat really easy if you decide to buy a vaperetto pass; and B) the narrow canal outside the window is on a popular gondola tour route, with lots of accordian-accompanied Italian singing being rowed past in the afternoon and early evening (but thankfully quitting well before bed time)... it turned out to be pretty entertaining.