It felt like a great privilege to be allowed stay in this genuine old Venitian apartment. The owner was very responsive and supplied all sorts of useful information about the local area, and made us feel very welcome. With the marble flooring and elegant furniture and shuttered windows you felt you were living just like a local. Especially given the wonderful location, in a quiet backstreet, and yet within easy walking distance of the Grand Canal, and with the amazing and beautiful Frari Church just a couple of blocks away. After a day sightseeing amongst the throngs, it was great to return to this stylish haven, and then be able to stroll out to one of the many local bars or restaurants - special mention to Taverna da Baffo, where we ate outside, by a small canal, on the first night, with great food and friendly service, so good we returned a few nights later.
Just one tip, do not be tempted to sleep with the windows open, in summer, as we did on the first night, if you are sensitive to mosquito bites, as we found we were. Just a hazard of the local life, I guess.