The apartment was in a great location for approximately 24 hours in Venice. We were able to walk anywhere we wanted to go relatively quickly. Communication with the host was easy and we got responses really quickly. It's definitely right in the heart of the tourist area, so just know that if you want to go grab a quick bite anywhere nearby, you're going to spend a lot of money.
Meeting the host to get the keys was pretty easy. We took the train in to Venice and then took that Aparato around to the Piazza San Marco stop and met him there. He walked us to the apartment and showed us around and gave us lots of tips.
Regarding the apartment, I thought that it could be more crisp and clean for the price. Everything just felt kind of dingy. (I'm OK with older things and things with charm, but it still felt dingy). The bedsheets were mismatched and felt extremely old, and the shower door was really hard to maneuver. We paid a little bit less than what a hotel in the area would cost and did not feel that we got hotel quality. Also, the wi-Fi did not work during our entire stay which was a major disappointment as we rely on this heavily during our travels as we did not have cell phone reception. We had to go find a bar just to get Wi-Fi reception. We were told that this was an issue that would be fixed the next day, but of course that's when we were leaving.
The host also left materials in the apartment that had suggestions on things to do in Venice. This was extremely helpful but the English translations were sometimes hard to understand. He did recommend that we go eat dinner in the ghetto area, and I will say that this was probably the best suggestion of our trip as we walked all the way there and got to explore more of Venice and eat some delicious food on the canal.
There was no problem leaving our bags for an extra few hours as we explored Venice before we had to catch our train. But it was relatively secure where we left our bags.
Generally speaking, the apartment was fine, but for the price, I probably would not stay here again. Though I suppose it's possible that we paid more because we booked somewhat late and there weren't as many options left.