My daughter and I ended up in Venice after a very long and tiring flight. Our hosts met us when we called, and directed us to the apartment. For me, as it was my 5th trip to Venice, I was thrilled. It is in a more quiet area, less tourists, and a wonderful little market. Close to many cafes and restaurants of a reasonable price, as opposed to the Piazzo San Marco 19 Euro cocktails. Marcello and Luigina spent time with us, explaining everything, giving us 3 phone numbers should we have any problems. The apartment itself was perfect. Very bright!! A washer, stove, fridge, as well as a huge surprise: air conditioner! It was clean and there was coffee and biscuits awaiting us along with a LOT of chilled bottled water. The bed was comfy and the room was huge: enough to unpack everything and still have space to move around. While the ceiling is not North American standard, I had no problems. I would guess if you were over 6'3", you may have to duck slightly. At the end of the trip, we had time to walk around but did not want to carry our very heavy packs. They kindly let us store them in their own home. To top it off, he walked us to the boat to the airport, carrying one of our 20Kilo backpacks. This was a wonderful experience and when I come back again, I will want to come here. Thank you to Marcello and Luigina!