While the place is beautiful and exactly as pictured there were three things that made us wish we had chosen another arrangement for our stay.
1. You will have to throw out your own garbage the morning you leave despite having payed 100 Euros of a cleaning fee extra to your Airbnb fee( which is payed on arrival in cash so don't dare forget to have cash on you). The host would benefit from taking this on themselves in the future as they sprung this on us upon arrival without ever mentioning it before. We had to leave earlier than 9 am(the garbage drop off time). You also have to carry all your garbage to the canal a few blocks away which a couple that stayed with us had to do while lugging all of their luggage as they had to do it at the same time as they were boarding a boat for the airport. Dear host, take that 100 euros and HIRE somebody to take care of the garbage!
2. The apartment was updated but they didn't invest to replace the electrical wiring which for you will mean that every time you turn on the hair dryer while the AC is on you will have to run out of the apartment to the floor below you to restart the circuit breaker. If you want to make a cup of coffee, anticipate a trip down stairs. Want to use the stove, make sure you are still wearing pants cause you'll be on your way to the second floor in just a few.
3. We were greeted by a young woman who was really rude. She was short and curt with her answers and in a few words told us that Venice is dirty crowded with no beautiful places and she absolutely hates it there. She grudgingly sat in the living room not making eye contact as one of us found an ATM to to take out the cleaning fee. The most painfully awkward 20 minutes. Later, with wifi connected, I saw emails from the woman who was supposed to greet us telling us at 1230pm that the apartment will be ready at 1pm. We had asked about early check in a day prior but got an answer that it was not possible and planned to arrive at 3 as was discussed and planned for from the get go. We did arrive 20 min late but I realize now that the poor woman was probably waiting for us from 1 pm. Understandably she was annoyed but if your time is important to you than make sure arrangements are clear and your guests know there is a person specifically waiting for them.