Two couples visited, who have been to Venice together before, and one of the couples has been a few other times as well. If you read both the listing and the reviews, you will find that everything is accurate - both the good things and the criticisms. Read them closely, and verify the things that matter to you. Check-in was easy, and Stephanie responded well to help us with a couple of minor hitches that came up. The apartment is spacious, with lots of beds for groups. At this price point, it is unusually large for a Venice apartment. Beds (the ones we used, at least) were comfortable, and linens, towels, etc. were clean and the towels were very good quality. However, the sofas have cushions that are deeply indented. If this, and a few other features were updated, no doubt the price of the apartment would be increased, too. The apartment is up three floors by stairs, with no lift/elevator, so left us breathing heavily at the end of the climb - especially with luggage. The neighborhood is pleasant, and not far from shopping and from Campo Santa Margherita with its various restaurants. We walked most everywhere, but the distance from some of the places we wanted to visit was longer than we would have preferred. That is not a criticism of the apartment - we knew the location, but didn't realize just how long the walks would be. For example, Rialto Bridge is about a 30 minute walk, though you could walk to the vaporetto to get there instead. We thought the vaporetto was a bit farther away than we would have liked.