I loved Sara and Giovanni's place! The place was so clean and really cute with such a beautiful view of the city. Their hospitality, directions and tips were so helpful! They provide an electronic document of a guide for navigating to their place from the train station (Venezia Santa Lucia) (or airport and other transportation options) in exact details from station -> water taxi -> airbnb, and provide pictures navigating you. This made it extremely painless to get to their place. Giovanni met me at the place and explained everything to me, gave me a map and a typed list of places and recommended itinerary for site seeing, food and drinks. Their place truly is in such an ideal spot only 4-5 minutes from the water taxi and Rialto bridge, and 10 minutes to St Marks/Doges Palace (which is also right by many shops and restaurants). I truly wish I would have had much more time in Venice. Grazie Sara and Giovanni for a short but beautiful stay in Venezia!
The one problem I will mention is completely my own fault, so a warning to future travelers: I read comments about having to climb stairs but I truly did not take it as seriously as I should have. I already knew that I had overpacked in general for this trip, but it was not apparent how overpacked I was until I got to this Airbnb. The location is on the 4th floor of the building and all stairs to get there. I had a light-weight carry-on sized suitcase (for taking back wine and souvenirs) but also a large one weighing about 50lbs and going up and down the steps was a very big struggle since I was traveling alone. PLEASE do not make this same mistake as I did, even with two people it will be very difficult to carry heavy luggage up. I truly wish I would have taken the warning to heart when packing.