We arrived earlier at the apartment and Paola was still busy cleaning it. She agreed that we could leave our bags there and start to experience Venice. She explained the workings of the equipment in the apartment in great detail and also gave us a file where the operations of the coffee machine, TV, electrical system in case of power failures and closing the water supply was explained complete with pictures. This made it very easy to settle in and feel at home. The refuse sorting and recycling into different containers was also explained. When Paola's English failed her in explaining something she called her son on the cell phone and he explained it to us.
The apartment is spacious and clean and had everything that we needed. Our stay in Venice was very enjoyable, not only because of the city, but also because our apartment was a home that we could go to late in the evening after walking for miles sightseeing.