We stayed in four different Airbnb apartments during our trip to Italy and Paolo's was our favorite (and Venice was our favorite city as well!). The location is fantastic, right on the canal and close to everything but far enough away to be away from the really heavy crowds. The apartment was exactly as advertised and was the most well equipped of the 4 places we stayed, it had everything we needed. Paolo and Ricardo were also kind to provide everything we needed for breakfast during our stay including milk, blood red orange juice (thanks for introducing us to this!) yogurt, croissants, etc.! It was very hot during our stay, in the 90's F. and mid 30's C., but the air conditioning was very good and had no trouble cooling the apartment. There really is nothing like having a balcony over the canal in the evening, and though it is small, we made use of it every night after it cooled down and watched the boats and people go by. Paolo and Ricardo were great hosts and we would not hesitate to rent this apartment again on a return visit to Venice and will recommend to any friends and family staying in Venice. There was plenty of room for a family of 4 and it really is a great location. If there was anything I would change it would be to do something to make the beds a little softer. They were a little firm for us, but we found that to be the case in other apartments as well. Grazie Paolo and Ricardo for being fantastic hosts and sharing such a nice apartment with us.