Luca was most welcoming. He met us at the train station as agreed, and had arranged porters for our luggage. He went to great lengths to take us through the apartment, and also pointed out some local restaurants (which were excellent) and shops, and arranged for a water taxi for us on our departure.
The apartment was as described, if anything a bit more spacious than expected in a city like Venice. Very clean and comfortable, it had everything we required for our stay. The only downside to the lovely canal view is that it can occasionally be noisy outside overnight.
The neighbourhood is a little off the well trodden tourist paths, which we quite liked, but it's still easy to get everywhere, either by foot or vaporetto.