Paulo was an excellent host. Our original flight was cancelled so we arrived 24hrs later than planned but he kept in touch at all times to coordinate our arrival - and then, when our landing clashed with a busy festival in Venice he suggested picking us up at the airport as normal services would not be working. We were so grateful for his help to smooth out our otherwise non-smooth travels.
He gave us a great briefing of how to get around, helped us buy our 3 day vaporetto passes, encouraged us to explore the festival before it was over and set up our stay perfectly.
The apartment itself was gorgeous - so beautifully decorated, wonderful to stay in and in a lovely location. It was very comfortable and luxurious and we loved the private patio too - we ate lunches on it and were even able to sunbathe there for a few hours when we wanted to rest.
Overall the stay was fantastic and we will definitely stay here when we go back.
And Venice: it was spectacular!