Overall the apartment we rented was quite acceptable. However, There were a few issues we feel we must mention. First, the positives. The apartment was clean and spacious. The living room space was inviting with comfortable seating. The beds were comfortable and there was plenty of storage space for clothes, etc. We were here in late May and found the ventilation in the apartment more than adequate. Cross breezes from the front room straight through to the back bedrooms and each room had a fan. No air conditioning. The location of this apartment was right in the middle of some of the most popular places in Venice. It was located a couple of blocks from the water bus stop and the Rialto bridge. Second, the negatives. There were no extra linens, pillows or towels to be found, and one of the 5 beds did not have a top sheet. The kitchen contained salt, sugar, coffee and tea and what appeared to be left over boxes of pasta, etc from past guests. The refrigerator had no door for the freezer compartment and the freezer walls were covered in harden ice. Was clear it had not been defrosted in ages. Consequently, it was impossible to keep anything very cold as the whole thing worked very inefficiently. We could find no instructions for operating the television. And the electric kettle was filled with water from another guest of who knows how long ago. One of the bedrooms is actually the apartments original dining room. It has curtains for a door. And the glass doors leading from the kitchen to the dining room were also covered in curtains for privacy. Unfortunately, the curtains were attached to the dining room wall with Velcro which came unattached, unaided, in the middle of the night. Fortunately we were leaving that day because there was no step stool or other means we could easily see to reattach them. But the biggest problem for us was that there was no elevator stop on the landing where our apartment was located. When we arrived we had to drag heavy luggage up a total of 35 steps (3 fights) to reach the apartment. The young man who greeted us did drag the luggage upstairs for the 72 year old woman in our group, but only after she said there was no way she could do it. He offered little to no help to the others who are all over 50. We later discovered that we could have taken the elevator to its first stop and drag the luggage down only 11 steps. That was something that the greeter should have known. The owner should certainly indicate in the ad the difficulty in reaching the apartment. Lastly, from the bedroom windows we could hear the singing of the gondoliers as they passed by. This is not a problem unless you retire early. This apartment is stylish, spacious, clean and very centrally located. Best for groups or families for short stays with little...