This is a great little apartment in a perfect location in Venice! With a little more TLC, this would be an awesome place. We experienced a few issues that detracted from our stay, but none of them were deal-breakers. In general, we enjoyed our time here.
First of all, the location is fantastic! It's located right by Madonna Dell'Orto, the church at the northern tip of Venice. Coming from the airport by Alilaguna boat, this is the first stop- so that's very convenient. It's also the least touristy area of Venice- blissfully quiet and serene, compared to the area near St. Mark's (which in July and August is literally swarming with tourists). We enjoyed the location, which despite being very quiet, still offers numerous options for dining, and was really only a ten minute walk from more shopping, etc.
The apartment is well-appointed, and very pretty. There were some communication issues with our hostess. We knew it was going to be very hot in Venice, so we messaged her a day before arrival to ask her (or the maid) to turn the A/C on- other reviewers have noted that the A/C takes 24 hours to cool the place down. Our hostess never responded, and the place was pretty stuffy when we arrived (and yes, it did take over a day for the little A/C- which is only in the hall- to cool down the bedroom). We've stayed in AirBnB's all over Europe, and this communication was not as good, or as accommodating, as other places we've been.
The apartment itself is pretty spare, and unlike other AirBnB's, there wasn't much in the way of snacks, etc. (not so much as a bar of soap- the first thing we did was find the local grocery store).
I also want to note that we had an unanticipated late check-out. This was totally our fault: my wife wasn't feeling well, and we ended up checking out 40 minutes after the 11am check-out time. I understand that this isn't ideal, and I sent our hostess a note apologizing. Having said that, the maid was literally knocking at our door at 11:03, and hassling us to get out. The only time I heard from our hostess (before, during or after our stay) was one curt message: '11am check-out'. Again, it was our fault for oversleeping, but a little understanding would have been appreciated! We didn't get a chance to really clean up as well as we would've liked, and we had to rush out the door and collect ourselves on the street.
While we enjoyed our stay, we wish the communication would have been better and more considerate throughout the process. Still, it was a great trip!