This apartment is just a few steps away from the main city street, which provides great access to all the shops an restaurants. Unlike many of the other places in Vernazza, you do not have a lot of steps to get to it. The apartment has all the amenities you would need for an extended stay. We were there when it was raining, and the apartment was very musty. The furnace/water heater located in bath room was quite loud, and made sleeping a bit of a challenge. Also, be sure you take short showers. Even with just two of us, the hot water ran out frequently. We never had direct communication with the owner. It appears that this flat is owned or managed by some kind of agency, so all communication was via email. I would have preferred to have direct communication with an individual. Finally, they surprise you with a cleaning fee (which was not listed on VRBO) even though they make you take your own trash to the bins by the rail station. It might be a better location in dry warm weather, but unfortunately the very strong musty smell made it less than enjoyable. We would not return.