Laura and Valentina’s apartment is very nice, modern and clean. We liked the location next to a canal in a more quiet part of Venice and walking distance from the train station. The meeting location (a restaurant) is very close to the apartment. I’m saying this because we were very lost upon arrival and there was some miscommunication as to whether we were supposed to meet at the restaurant or the apartment. As it turns out, the locations are just steps away from each other. At the apartment, there is a narrow, steep staircase to reach the main level of the apartment. If you have larger luggage, you will have a harder time walking up and down the stairs with it, especially if you’re on the taller size. My husband and son had to duck a bit to not hit their head on the ceiling of the staircase. There is another set of stairs to get to the master bedroom and bathroom. The stairs are beautiful, but very steep. This staircase is also very narrow. We ended up leaving our luggage on the main floor as to not bump it on the walls and glass of the staircase if we were to bring it up. The master bedroom and bathroom are very nice. But the bathroom has a slanted ceiling and my husband was not able to stand up straight at the sink. The bedroom and bathroom on the main floor are perfect! My kids shared that room/bathroom which, in my opinion, the better of the two rooms. Valentina was so wonderful to us. As a host…EXCELLENT. I would not hesitate to rent another apartment from her. She explained how everything works in the apartment and showed us some key areas on a map. In a little emergency our family had one evening, she responded to my message on the Airbnb app immediately and gave me some advice. Checkout was easy, and Valentina had offered to let us keep our luggage in the apartment for an hour after checkout if we needed to.