Katarina's place is a spacious apartment, located close to a supermarket (open until 8pm) and bus stop for connections to Venice. The supermarket and bus stops are less than a five minute walk and bus trip takes about 15-20 minutes. The buses are frequent (almost every ten minutes) but make sure you buy tickets before getting on, Katerina showed me a place just round the corner from the front door but unfortunately it was closed when we went there (it doesn't show opening hours). However, we bought a 48 hour pass in Venice which covered both water buses and buses from the apartment to Venice and back (30 euro per person). There are also other establishments get close to the apartment such as a bakery, and a pizza place (open until 10pm) etc. which are handy.
Communication was good on the lead up to check in and throughout our stay, with quick responses provided. Check in was smooth with Katerina there to greet us and provide us with lots of helpful information, even showing us to where the nearby bus stops etc were.
We noticed there was no hot water upon arrival, this was due to a problem with the boiler even though Katerina and her husband had the boiler serviced just 2-3 weeks before our arrival. However, Katerina's husband came straight round and by the time we returned from Venice the next day they had managed to get an engineer to fix the problem. They even invited us round to their own house offering us dinner and a shower which was very kind. Sometimes, problems just happen, but Katerina and her husband handled it really well and kept us updated which is the sign of a great host.
I couldn't sleep on the sofa bed as it was really squeeky and I'm quite a light sleeper, but swapped with my 6 year old son and found the single bed in the other room very comfy to sleep on and my son was able to sleep on the sofa bed no problem since he's much smaller and lighter.
On check out, Katerina kindly ordered our taxi for us and called to let us know when it was outside - taxi from the airport was 40 euro but Katerina got us the taxi back for 35 euro. I can't speak any Italian so ordering the taxi in our behalf was much appreciated!
Overall, the apartment is really nice and well located and Katerina is a fantastic host who provided us with some good local tips on what to see and she also did everything possible to ensure we had an enjoyable stay. I can highly recommend!