MOLD in shower. Would strongly recommend NOT staying here. Booked a 3 night stay in Venice. When we got there we noticed a mildew smell from the shower. There were black mold spots all along the ceiling in the corner and dotted the ceiling. When asked about this, host said it was a type of paint fading and revealing a special black mold specific paint. Being from Seattle, we are very familiar with moisture build up and what mold looks like, while the host kept insisting that this was not mold. We took pictures and asked folks around what this looked like. Everyone in Venice we showed the pictures to confirmed this is what mold would look like and that the mold paint used is not that color. All of this, along with the smell made it unsafe for my pregnant wife and I to stay there.
When we looked at the bedroom and laid down, the bed and sheets still smelled like the sweat of the people there before. While I am sure that they changed the sheets, I can't recommend the quality to which they were done.
We tried to resolve it with the host but were unable. Had to go and book the closest hotel, which really added to the cost of our trip.
There are better places to stay in Venice.