We arrived very late but Nicola kindly still met with us. Thank you again Nicola for rescuing us that late and walking us to the apartment! What we loved best about the apartment was the open view and the light coming in on sunny days.
However to be honest we had quite a few problems with the hot water turning from very hot to very cold. We were only able to take 2 minutes "sponge baths" the whole time we were there. Our 5 year old could not even take one shower during our entire stay.
The plumbing is very basic and the water heater is extremely small and placed in the kitchen corner and it makes strange funny sounds every few minutes!:) There is no sofa in the apartment to sit on (the kitchen and the dining room are combined and rather small).
And to make matters much worse there was an heavy construction going on in the hallway right outside our door which woke us every morning at around 8 AM with loud banging noises. The many loose boards, loose wires and other construction material made it very hard to go up and down the stairs; there was drywall dust everywhere even in our apartment.
Also despite the cleaning fee that was charged upon arrival, we had to clean the fridge and wash some dishes (that didn't look clean) and dust off a few surfaces. However we didn't mind.
The neighborhood is rather calm and not very touristic, but it does seem poorer that other areas of Venice that we visited.
We had a few communication problems with Riccardo, who prior to our booking checked the state of the construction, then e-mailed us stating that "everything was great and the apartment was ready to welcome us" (You wouldn't expect any heavy construction from such an e-mail). So naturally we were rather surprised after we checked in; Riccardo later e-mailed us waving the late check in fee because of the construction but later changed his mind and requested it through airbnb.
However thankfully the misunderstandings finally cleared up and it all ended peacefully:)