WARNING: DO NOT BOOK!

My fiance and I stayed at Marco's apartment in Venice for 4 days. When we left, he tried to extort us with a $1,300 charge for water damage after claiming we somehow caused leakage through his neighbors ceiling. We did nothing of the sort- his pipes are old and leaky and he tried to place the blame on us without any proof of wrongdoing. We treated the water, shower and toilet just as any sensible guest would- nothing fishy.

Not only did Marco try to charge us $1,300 (with no justification or explanation on how he got to such a ridiculous number), but he sent somebody to come into the apartment BEFORE our agreed upon departure. Imagine the look on my fiance's face when a stranger walked into our locked, supposedly private apartment while she was changing.

As for the apartment itself- it's fine enough, if you are looking for somewhere to stay in a central part of Venice. The bathroom is deceivingly small- you cannot tell from the pictures, but the ceiling is REALLY low and if you're over 5'10 you'll constantly be ducking while moving around in the morning.

I really wish I could rate the apartment itself higher. Venice is a beautiful city and we had a wonderful stay outside of Marco's place. However his attempt to extort us with a charge unrelated to our stay put a lot of stress on our entire trip. Thankfully, Airbnb's resolution center saw through Marco's unfound claims and we did not end up having to pay his ridiculous charge. Thank you for your help, Airbnb, and proceed with caution, Venice apartment seekers.