Tobia's place was a great choice. Quiet location 1 min from the action (including a great gelato shop). The apartment was a nice size, small as one would expect for Europe, but big enough for luggage and the small couch came in handy for middle of the night reading. KItchen was well stocked with utensils - warning the coffee machine is old school stove top espresso, but it worked like a charm. Nice and cool even with a couple of hot days. Alicia met us at the dock and took us to the apartment, thank goodness because there must be a dozen Calle del Forno's in Venice.
On the downside hard pillows, again common in Europe, and Internet only half the time. We never did see Tobia's WiFi, but another free one popped up half the time so a bit frustrating but workable. Tobia was slow to respond a week before traveling when we were trying to confirm how to get to the apartment, however once he did respond the instructions were great as was Alicia. Warning, you need a phone to text whoever is picking you up; with flight delays, Alilaguna (or other transport) delays, etc you need to let the host know when you are going to be at the pick-up point.
Overall we were very pleased with our choice.