Had a very stressful experience getting to Venice as all the trains were on strike, no coaches available so resulted in us hiring a car last minute and driving their ourselves. What was meant to be an 8 hour journey resulted in an 18 hour journey so arrived in Venice completely exhausted and 4 hours later than originally planned. Due to a break down of communication the host became extremely frustrated with us and gave us 10 minutes to find the apartment or threatened that we would have to find alternative accommodation. Although upon arrival he must have realised how exhausted we were and was extremely polite and helpful and explained the best places to visit. Apartment was very clean and modern, however due to the lack of air conditioning it was extremely hot in the apartment and very difficult to sleep. There are 2 fans provided however this was not sufficient when the temperature reached 38 degrees. Despite this the apartment is in a very nice location in the old town so restaurants are not too expensive but easily accessible to the main tourist attractions, therefore would recommend when the temperatures are cooler.