The photos provided are as advertised, and the location of this AirBnb couldn't be any better. The apartment is very clean, and the terrace access provided is very nice.
However, I do think anyone considering booking should know the following regarding our experience:
1 - Poor Communication: Our only instructions upon booking were to take the water taxi from the airport to the Rialto stop, and call when we arrive. The Days and hours leading up to our stay, our host was completely unresponsive. We received no confirmation on where exactly to meet, and how to gain access to the AirBnb. We tried calling, texting, AirBnB messages, and even reaching out on WhatsApp with no response, even as we were riding the water taxi to the stop. We walked with our luggage to the address given, and waited for about 20 minutes until we finally got a response on AirBnB messaging. Patrizia's associate met us, led us to the apartment, and gave us the keys. He was very nice and helpful from there. In the end, we did not have to wait that long on our own, but it was very uncomfortable not knowing when we would finally hear anything, or know when we would need to make other arrangements if we did not hear. If we did not have a dataplan on our smartphones, it would have been impossible to meet the host with how they chose to finally communicate with us.
2 - Misleading Layout: The ad mentions that this is an entire apartment to itself, which is not true. This is the second floor to the host's apartment, that has been modified to have it's own locking door. You share a front door with the host, and there is even a sky light in the middle of the apartment that looks directly into the host's first floor. I mention this because noise was a major issue. Each morning, the host would either have guests over, or talk on the phone, which was very loud as you are essentially in the same room as her.
3 - Bad Wi-FI: Since the wi-fi router was in the host's first floor apartment, it could only reach the AirBnB's kitchen, and could not connect from the bedroom, bathroom, or terrace areas.
4 - Uncomfortable Bed: This bed is VERY firm, and has almost no give. Very difficult to get a good night of sleep.
Overall, our stay was okay, but I do think its important to have the correct expectation of the apartment's layout, as well as our experience with spotty communication before booking.