OVERALL IMPRESSION The location of the apartment is amazing and everything was as described in the listing. As others have stated, there is an IMMENSE climb to this apartment, so take that into consideration when booking. APARTMENT AND AMENITIES This two-bedroom apartment is cute and well-designed for a visitor to Venice. The door to the building has a lock that can be a bit fiddly, but once you figure the trick to working it you will be fine. The walk up to the apartment is a KILLER! My husband and I are very fit (long-distance hikers and I have done endurance races), but the idea of coming back to the apartment to climb those stairs after a long day out in Venice was daunting. The first day, with our bags and the weather a scorching 90 degrees with high humidity, was a trial when it came to these stairs. Consider yourself warned. Since Sara is very honest in the listing about the stairs, I have not deducted anything from my rating. The views from the apartment are AMAZING and we were astonished at how quiet it was despite being in the heart of Venice. The beds are a bit on the firm side. The master bedroom is spacious enough for two people to comfortably move about. The secondary bedroom is small, but functional. If you are traveling to Venice in the summer (specifically, July or August), you will have to keep the windows open the entire time because the temperatures are insanely warm and, combined with the high humidity, the bedrooms will get extremely uncomfortable. Luckily, Sara provides two fans. Unfortunately, one is a small desk fan which does very little to move the air in a large room. On our visit, the temperature outside was so hot that it was difficult to get comfortable at night to sleep. Additionally, we found out the first night that you should anchor the doors to keep them from slamming shut when the hot winds come through in the middle of the night. I suggest Sara to purchase a portable A/C unit for this apartment. It only makes sense as the summers are not going to get cooler and she could raise the rental price by a small amount to offset the energy costs. It would make the apartment more attractive for visitors and pay for itself in a month or two. Despite my whining here, I cannot detract from the rating as I knew from the beginning that there was no A/C. The living room is comfortable with the basics all at your disposal. The small snack cakes that Sara provided were a nice touch. Sara goes out of her way to provide as much information about Venice as possible to help you plan and enjoy your trip. I found this to be an awesome touch. Be warned: there are not a lot of available plugs in this living room. We made it work, but that is because we travel with our...