I base my review on the facts that Venezia is on high demand, and the structures are from hundreds of years old. Host: we never speak or meet Alberto, all communication was via web messaging. We meet with a Alberto’s “friend”, in a close by plaza, she was in a hurry to leave us, we appreciate the early check-in around 1:00pm to leave bags, and come back after 4:00pm after cleaning the apartment. Location: we like the area of Dorsoduro, is a little less touristic, Campo S margarita is a great plaza with many restaurants, pizzerias, supermarket and a gelato shop. 12-15 minutes by foot (30 by vapporeto) to the FV station. Apartment: 2nd floor of a bldg that is in the process of been converted to apartments, first floor foyer has a closet with construction material, people enter during day to retrieve stuff, we try to lock the stair door but was impossible (cool with me, but my fiancé was stressed by this detail), two rooms (one very small with a ikea type sofa bed), one bathroom, no ac on rooms, one ac at kitchen/dining area. Small washing machine at bathroom. Quiet at night, some construction during day, overall good. Things to improve: send a google map pin of the location or map (we depend on meet some one at the plaza), second set of keys, welcome basket, Map of Venice with recommendations, washing machine tutorial, more info about the recycling and trash disposal. Overall was a good experience for been Venezia.