Stefano was a great host and very easy to communicate with. We absolutely LOVED our stay in Venice! The apartment is at an amazing location far away from all the crazy crowded tourist parts of Venice, but still a short walking distance to basically anywhere you'd want to go (5-10min walk from St Marks). The area is quiet and beautiful, close to local places to eat, bars and cute shops. The only downside to the apartment was the hot water situation. We never could get hot water to come out of the shower or faucets (let them run for about 20 min straight then just couldn't take wasting that much water!). We got creative and heated up pots of water on the stove and poured them over each other for a makeshift shower. Not ideal, but it works. Don't let the hot water scare you away, the apartments location and the hosts hospitality are well worth it! We would absolutely stay here again!