The location of the property, although very loud, is perfect! We were close to shopping(especially the 10 euro store!), restaurants and the Rialto market. Walking everywhere was very convenient. Nothing was more than a 15 minute walk. The valporettas drop you off quite close to the apartment so you don't have to drag your luggage around too much. Of course we got very lost at first and wandered the streets with our luggage for 45 mins before finding it, but that's part of Venice's charm. It fit all 5 adults perfectly. We did have a few problems, toilet kept filling and leaked down the hallway the first night and the washer wouldn't complete a cycle but arelis husband came to fix it that night. We never did use that toilet again though and the washer continued not to work. I would suggest not washing clothes while there. We had to since we were on a 2 month holiday with only backpacks. We wasted a full morning waiting for the washer to complete, decided to leave it for when we came back and 8 hrs later it still wasn't complete. There are clothes lines but since the fish market is so close, the clothes smell funny. The rack inside the house was broken but with duct tape and clothepins we got it to work. We made due. Arelis and her husband were nice hosts. Arelis speaks very good english. Her husband only speaks Italian but is very kind. The apartment was clean enough. One warning, there is only one shower and if you are over 180 lbs you probably won't fit. Shaving your legs is an adventure even for the skinniest person. The apartment is good for a couple days which is all you need in Venice anyway. I would highly recommend for the casual vacationer.