There were good and bad aspects to this place. The location was good - just a short walk to the boat stop and to the Rialto bridge but quiet and away from the busy touristy streets. Nice big soft bath towels were appreciated, as was Paolo’s representative waiting to meet us even though our flight was delayed several hours. The apartment was a typical traditional Venetian style in an old building. On the other hand we had a few issues: the smoke alarm was not functioning (it was sitting on a window sill and the battery compartment was empty). There were odours (we expected some mustiness given that it’s Venice, but we were also getting a lot of cigarette smoke odours and what smelled like cat urine coming from elsewhere in the building), and the directions, though detailed, were not entirely complete and correct and unexpectedly arriving after dark was confusing and stressful. This was partly because the street signage was being repainted while we were there - not Paolo’s fault but a heads up would have helped. Finally, the light in the entry floor was not working the entire time we were there meaning we had to come and go in semi-darkness. This was one of our most expensive of 20 or so Airbnb stays and we didn’t feel we got great value for the money overall.