We found our stay to be perfect for our needs. Prepare to walk up 3/4 flights of stairs, but that's standard for Venice.
This is a lovely 3 bedroom apartment that is well kept. It is quiet and comfortable. It has central heating and good water pressure and heat. There are lots of personal touches that make the apartment quaint. Valeria kindly met us at the dock and guided us to the apartment and gave us a tour of the amenities.
We traveled with a 22 month-old, 5 year-old, my wife, and my mother-in-law. This apartment was a welcome respite after 3 and a half days of carrying my child in our backpack holder, managing the admissions to the sites, escaping the sites during 2 year-old temper tantrums, and otherwise being thorough tourists enjoying our stay to the max.
The apartment was stocked with lots of little amenities. We took full advantage of the yogurt, cereal, and fruit in the mornings with the kids -- then replenished on a daily basis just down the street at the fabulous and colorful Rialto Market (a must see!). The cicchetti scene down the road is spectacular and well worth checking out!
Our only gripe isn't the problem of the hosts. The City of Venice charges a 4 Euro/night charge per adult guest. This is listed on the host site but only when the link is clicked and we missed it having reserved 3 other airbnb's during our travel. This was a surprise and we didn't understand why we had to pay it in cash as it seemed to violate airbnb's very own policies. A cursory review of the airbnb's in Venice reveals a number of similarly displeased guests. Come prepared for this. We didn't and didn't have cash ready upon arrival, then forgot to leave the money departure given that....we're a bunch of disorganized tourists with 2 kids and out of our element. I actually escalated the issue to airbnb as I feel it's their responsibility to resolve this for both the host and the guest. They clearly know that this is an issue. Why not do the hosts a favor and provide a secondary portal for all reservations in the jurisdiction of Venice where all guests pay this fee separately (with no service charge going to airbnb) so that the hosts and guests can have this documented and avoid the weird cash payment option --- which is even technical against airbnb's very own rules. Again, this is not an issue with the host, but with the city of Venice and airbnb for not getting this issue resolved in a reasonable fashion. I'm from San Francisco and believe me, there are plenty of techy's tat could fix this issue in 20 minutes time and be on to their next start-up failure!
We highly recommend this apartment for it's value and amenities.