My wife and I have just returned from Venice having stayed at Paolo’s apartment. It was perfect!
The apartment is on the top (third floor) of a building nicely tucked away down a narrow passageway. It was blissfully quite and the views of the rooftops from the small roof terrace were fantastic and a great place to have breakfast.
The place was very clean with all the amenities you would expect plus a few extra. Location wise it is far enough from the crowds but close to the Alilaguna (airport water taxi service) and Vaporetto stops at San Stae and only a 20 minute walk (crowds depending!) to San Marco Square. There are some excellent restaurants and bars nearby, plus a supermarket.
Communication with Paolo was excellent. He provided a lot of detail and it was very easy to find the apartment. We were met at the apartment by his niece Alice who was friendly and informative.
Overall I would definitely stay there again and recommend it.