LOCATION
This was my family’s trip around Europe, and our third stop in Italy. We used Airbnb for the majority of this trip. Our train arrived late, around 8pm, and the instructions mentioned to take the ferry to the Ospedale port, however the ferry doesn’t stop after a certain time there. We ended up having to pass the port, and get on another ferry to a different stop. Just a heads up, apparently there are many streets with the same name. Google maps directed us to the wrong location, and it took us over an hour to find the apartment. It was not fun walking the narrow and dimly lit streets at night, lugging our bags up and down the streets and bridges during a heatwave. On the other hand, the location of the apartment is well situated. There were a few restaurants nearby and more options about a five minutes walk. The apartment is on the ground floor and in a quiet section. We felt safe at night except for the occasional homeless standing in the corner begging.
APARTMENT
The apartment had a decent amount of space and my family and I never felt cramped. The apartment only has AC in the bedroom, and a fan was available for the living space. My son tried using the adapter provided, but it blew the circuit board in the living room. I’m not sure if it was due a defective adapter or using it with other items running at the same time. The walls are cracked in the apartment, which is common with older apartments, but the bedroom had a big hole in the wall. The bedroom lacked darkening shades so we ended up getting up early every day. Also the pics on the website are somewhat deceiving as the front of the unit is very plain with the most unappealing door on the block.
BATHROOM
The bathroom door would get stuck and had no lock. Also, the water temperature in the shower was hard to regulate; it was either too hot or too cold.
KITCHEN
The dining table had a lot of space and seating, which was more than enough for my family. It included a beautiful glassware set, small refrigerator, a stove, and an oven. The utensils looked clean. There was a coffee maker as well. On our last day, there was a really bad smell coming from the kitchen. We were in Italy while they were having a heatwave, and we were told that was the reason why.
BUGS
When we got to the apartment, the windows were open so the place was filled with mosquitoes and every time the front door opened, more would come in. We definitely recommend you bring bug spray. We all got bitten, with my daughter having the most bites, over 18 throughout her body.
WIFI AND SIGNAL
The apartment had wifi but it wouldn't work. The host said it was probably our device, but that wasn't the case as we had no problems connecting to wifi throughout Venice. We had iPhone and Samsung. There was also no signal inside the apartment so we couldn't use our data; on multiple occasions we had to go outside into the street to get signal. The host indicated they would have it serviced, but on the day we were leaving which didn't help us.
Overall the apartment is decent except for no wifi, the smell and the mosquitoes.