First: Massimo is awesome. He was really communicative before we arrived, picked us up in his boat next to the train station (which was good because Venice is seriously such a maze), and has the funniest personality. So thank you Massimo for welcoming us to Venice so warmly.

The apartment is adequate. If you don't mind sleeping on a sofa bed that isn't crazy comfortable, and if you don't mind it being a little bit more sparse in terms of decoration, then this is the place for you. We didn't use the kitchen supplies, but they all seemed in need of a deeper clean (probably from not being used very often combined with the humidity). The place itself is mostly clean and is REALLY spacious. It's huge.

Let's talk about the mosquitoes. Other reviewers mentioned them and I didn't think twice about it. I should have. They came out in droves. My husband and I didn't sleep at all the entire night, and our friends got eaten alive in the other room. Obviously Massimo can't control the bugs, but I would recommend that mosquito nets be provided because it was a huge problem (assumedly because Venice is just one giant waterway). We should have left the windows closed, but of course didn't think about it and by the time we realized what was happening, it was too late and they were everywhere.

Massimo was great, the apartment is adequate. The mosquitoes kind of ruined it for us (but again - if better prepared, it wouldn't have been an issue).