Rachele was a great host for our stay in Venice. Upon our arrival, she came and met us at the waterbus stop and walked us to her apartment. Make sure to get off at the Rialto stop, not the Rialto Mercato stop which comes first. We made that mistake and had to walk with our luggage over the busy Rialto bridge.
Rachele was a very helpful host and gave us a map of Venice with recommended restaurants and areas circled, which made it easier to get around as GPS does NOT work well in Venice and it's really hard to get your bearings for the first few days!
The apartment is very new and is walking distance to everything you probably want to see. The only downside was the shower only stays hot for a few minutes. This might be typical for Venice, not sure. Would stay again!