Pros:
- The apartment was absolutely gorgeous and looked just like the photographs on the website.
- Alessandro was very accommodating given the fact that he allowed us to check into the apartment much later (> 3 hours) than we had originally agreed (due to car troubles).
- The location was also great and was close to multiple interesting sites in Venice.
- Alessandro was very kind and welcoming - as evidenced by the fact that he was able to book us a reservation at one of his local spots.
- The bed was also very comfortable

Cons:
- Although the floors looked clean, our feet were constantly kicking around dust (and getting dirty)
- The jacuzzi did not work at all (even though it is listed as an amenity)
- Given the odd location of the shower head, it is very difficult to take a shower
- On arrival, the wireless Internet was not working. We brought this issue up with Alessandro and he basically told us that it was an issue with the provider and that he's been having trouble with it for some time, but that it was out of his control. (To be fair, however, a few hours later, it did start working)
- Also on arrival, the air conditioning remote control (the only way to use the a/c unit) was not present, and he seemed reluctant to allow us to use it. This wouldn't usually be a problem, except for the fact that we booked this apartment specifically because of the availability of air conditioning.
- In addition, the a/c unit drains into a bucket which occasionally needs to be emptied out by the guest.
- In addition to the aforementioned issues, the listing also mentioned that we'd be provided with shampoo and essentials - which was not the case. There was no shampoo and the only soap provided was extremely watered down hand soap.
- Also, though specified on the site, we had to pay 53 euro cleaning fee in cash - which makes no sense, since all other cleaning fees (for other apartments in Italy) were included in our AirBNB price