My girlfriend Hanna and I were in Venice for three full days in July and really loved our stay. Valentina's apartment is located away from the touristy parts of the city which suited us fine - we enjoyed the peaceful neighborhood and love to walk anyway (and boy is there a lot of lovely little streets to explore in Venice). We were surprised how roomy the apartment was; well beyond what we actually needed, but it definitely made us feel like we were at "home". Having a kitchen for cooking and laundry was well worth the extra fee for us, though we found the oven tripped the fuse every time. Fortunately we could get by with just the gas cookers, and apart from some trouble with the doorbell everything else worked flawlessly. Well, I was actually too tall for the beds (188cm) but we worked around this by sleeping sideways. Valentina's "pre-arrival information package" was also a big help and she even arranged gluten-free bread for me through her sister Caterina (who was there to receive us) prior to our arrival! Valentina seemed like a great person in all our communication and we would have loved to meet her in person had her schedule allowed it. We definitely recommend this apartment to anyone looking for peaceful, real Venetian accommodation.