Venice Review
This apartment looks great and shows that Alessandro has great care and taste in decorating the place.
It is large (easily accommodates 4 adults), comfortable and close to the most famous Saint Mark's square; 5 minutes walk if you do not get lost.
Alessandro on the other hand really need to take a breather (relax). I think he may have experienced too many poor visitors in the past, but my wife and I are not two of them. As he should have notice for the ample advance notice we gave Alessandro of our whereabouts while we travel from Florence on a train. Given we know he offered to wait for us at the (S. Angelo) boat stop.
We simply ask about the heaters in the apartment, given the forecast temperature for the evening is going to be 6C. Alessandro's reply is "don't touch anything! I will be right there" (this was 20:00 in the evening). This type of respond not only makes us feel like he does not trust us; why should he given he only just met us a few hours ago, but definitely do not make us feel like we are "home".
He did give us a tour of the apartment, but did not go through many of the amenities in the apartment, like tap water (drinkable?), washing machine, coffee maker, WiFi (he told us it's on the box; while making a remark that other guests had to call him in the middle of the night), hallway lights (self timer so one have to reset before leaving or walk quickly, I only knew this because I lived in an old apartment in England).
There are many light switches but one can never figure out which one they are for. So for simplicity sake we left a few on overnight, so we can find the washroom, which is strangely situated next to the front entrance. Some of the fluorescent lights keep flickering so we end up having to turn them off, making the apartment fairly dark.
The apartment upstairs were very noisy and mosquitoes ate me alive throughout the night. Not to mention the bed was saggy, so my wife and I fell to the middle of the bed after we lay down. There is another bedroom next to the kitchen, but that bed looks worst than the one in the master bedroom. May we should have tested it.
In terms of amenities coffee are old, so we did not bother after one cup. There are ample dishes and other utensils if you want to cook, but everything else you will have to provide on your own.
The photos that Alessandro posted did not do the place justice. The place looks nicer than the photos. Although, looks and location are the only thing going for this place.