After visiting 3 continents and tens of cities, this is the first review I leave that is less than 5 stars, and it`s solely because of the host. She made everything possible to our stay in Venice to become unpleasant.
I have rented this apartment for a few days visiting Venice, and I wish I would have rented any other place or just go to a small hotel that are quite a lot nearby this area.
When I place a reservation, I always make sure to have the "ENTIRE PLACE" checked for several reasons, and I do expect to have access to the entire place that`s in the listing on airbnb. Well, this host disregarded that option and decided to lock on the of the rooms, and demanded 15 euros per day cash to open it. Luckily, I changed some money to euros after I arrived at the train station, otherwise I would of not even be able to check-in.
Then, she has some city tax in her listing, that you will also need to pay in cash, so make sure you read that. No one else anywhere on this planet does this, at least none of the 3 continents I have visited. So, gladly had some euros swapped to pay that in cash as well. I`m pretty sure paying cash outside of airbnb is against their terms and conditions, but when you arrive at the apartment, you as a guest don`t have much option, do you?
After this horrible check-in experience, I have noticed signs everywhere on the wall i.e. make sure you was all glasses you used. Doesn`t matter if you pay cleaning fee on this listing, you have to make sure you leave the apartment spotless. Bed sheets, and pillows are actually some old rugs, so lower your expectation when you check-in to this apartment.
I made sure to leave the apartment as clean as possible, because from the "cash hustling" that have happened at check-in, I did not want to give another opportunity to this host in ruining our vacation even more. I could not be more wrong. Even though, she said leave the key inside, and shut the door at check-out, after I was on my way to the next city to visit in Italy, she messaged me that she can`t open the door so I need to pay 250 euros to her.
I honestly have no idea how is this host able to have a listing on airbnb, and how is she allowed to host people visiting this city, but I for sure will avoid her and this apartment like the plague if I ever visit Venice again.