We had a great time here, the apartment suited us very much, it is not “smart” or luxurious at all, if you want that look elsewhere, this is a quite basically furnished place with modest 2 ring cooking facility and kitchen fitout, photos give accurate picture. But it is relaxed, homely and fun to stay there - mind your head on the rafters! – a very nice feel to it and comfortable. Nice to have a really large space nice to come back to after a hard day of sightseeing. One separate bedroom has large wardrobe, drawers and a low double mattress, the living room has single and double pullout beds – the single was very comfortable. The views out of the small bathroom and kitchen windows are fantastic panoramas, the heating is very strong and everything works fine. The star turn is certainly the large balcony perched high on the roof, the altana, just the same design as when Carpaccio painted them in 1500 and with fantastic views across the rooftops and with San Marco and Friari campanile in sight. More than makes up for the 4 flights of stairs to get up there and we were lucky with the weather in early March and could use it a bit. The area is nice, San Margherita Square is a large one, has supermarket and lots of eating options, cafes, pizza take-out, fruit stalls and cake shops etc to hand. The crowd there is however mainly very young from the university, but if preferred there are other more mixed nice squares nearby. Carmine church just next door is vast, worth a look. Vaporetto just a few minutes away and from the location it is an easy walk to either Zattere or Grand Canal sides. Hosts very helpful beforehand with information and charming and welcoming in person, all very smooth, 2 sets of keys provided which was useful, plenty of maps and guidebooks are in the apartment. Booking again for next year.