Giovanna was a perfect host! She was flexible, kind, helpful in providing local tips, and always communicated thoroughly. Wifi was reliable, her home was centrally located but not noisy, and everything was immaculately clean. Yes there are 50 steps, but you know you need to work off all that gelato and pizza anyway ;)
Check-in made me feel a bit uneasy since she couldn't be there and she had her friend meet us instead (who hardly spoke English). However, she communicated and apologized for this in advance so I was able to get my handy-dandy translating app ready.
All in all, I absolutely loved my time in Venice and would recommend Giovanna's home to anyone!