Andrea was a wonderful host and the apartment was great! It was clean and comfortable (for four of us), and close to Piazza San Marco. Andrea told us which waterbus to take from the train station to the meeting point...very helpful. We were very late arriving in Venice, but Andrea was understanding and still met us at the waterbus stop to guide us to the apartment, explaining different sites and history to us along the way. He even carried luggage for our friend who was pregnant. The apartment was on the second floor, but had an elevator to carry our luggage up. The view of the canal was lovely! The map in the apartment was very helpful. And Andrea and his friend also explained which neighborhoods were touristy and which were low or high cost and where to eat. Plus, lovely host gifts when we arrived. We had a great stay!