We had a really nice time traveling to Venice and staying at Patrizia's place. A couple of notes below on the major pros and cons that we experienced while there. I really, really wanted to love this place, but there are some things I think are worth noting.
Pros: The location felt very safe and was easily accessible (by foot) to the major sites and locations Venice had to offer. Patrizia was also extremely communicative and helpful despite the language barrier. As a first-timer to Venice, I wasn't sure how to navigate the city but she answered all of our questions in a timely manner. Lastly, the loft was recently re-done which made it very comfortable to stay in.
Cons: Unfortunately, given that the city doesn't have any land mode of transportation, we had to walk 20+ mins on cobblestone streets to and from the train/bus stations. This was pretty rough seeing as it was our last stop on a 3 week trip, so we had fairly large/heavy bags. I think this is fine if it's clearly laid out ahead of time and expectations are set, but this made our check- in experience exhausting on top of already being asked to reach out to 3 different people to get the keys. Additionally, we really struggled to sleep while we were there because the apartment truly has no sound barriers at all. We live in a major city on a loud street so we are not sensitive to noise, but you could hear every neighbor's movement and voices through the front door which woke us up around 7am. Lastly, there were quite a few mosquitoes that bit us throughout our stay and we saw a few dead ones smushed on the walls upstairs.
Like I said, we wanted to love this place, but it just turned out to be a little less than we were expecting.