Andrea was very nice and had great suggestions for bars, and restaurants. He also had wonderful instructions (with pictures) to get to the apartment, which we found so helpful.
Location is perfect as its a little farther from tourists but still close enough you can get to quite a few landmarks in 15-20 min.
There was a problem with the electricity when we arrived and we thought it was going to be a problem but Andrea was so great with reassuring us and making sure we knew he would take care of it.
Side note: we would have appreciated it if everything was all set when we arrived, it's an air bandb flat, so it's only a rental apartment, which means they turn everything off in between guests, I would have appreciated it if Andrea was there on arrival with the apartment all ready to go, would have made our day a little less stressful. Besides that, the price is amazing for this flat as Andrea was nice enough to even include the city tax already in the price, which we found could be a pain in Italy with paying hosts separate in cash.
I would defiantly recommend this apartment, with all the amenities you need and on a pretty quite canal. It's a great home base, even with a little restaurant right under you if you don't feel like going anywhere.
And thanks for all the recommendations Andrea we had a chance to go to three of the many on your list and none of them disappointed ;)