We reached the address given to us after payment, only to discover that it is not the address of a house but the private entrance to the Biennale. We were unable to contact the host and hence contacted a policemen, who said he was unable to help unless we had an address. Ultimately the host did respond to a whatsapp message and came to the bus/ferry stop and escorted us home. The host admitted that the address online available after payment was incorrect, but never did so during our stay. He also, despite repeated texts, never gave us the address of the apartment. If we did not have smart phones with a gps feature, it would have made it very hard for us to locate the apartment.

A nice Venice middle class area and you get a real feel of how Venetians live. Close to centre.But Nicola should put up correct address and disclose that the apartment is on 3rd floor. (I would NOT have taken it had I known)

The kitchen is very spartan. Since the gas lighter was not working, the host left a cigarette lighter to light the gas. I burnt a finger trying to do it. There was no kettle to boil water. So we had to light a rolled piece of paper and then light the gas! Not the safest way of doing so - since we then had to rush to the sink to put the fire out!

The only frying pan (say to make an egg) was old and the surface coating had flaked, making the use toxic.
There was no soap or shampoo in bathroom and any messages or emails we sent to Nicola ( to inquire if he had kept it in a cupboard etc) about whether these basic supplies were available, were not answered.

Despite this, we enjoyed our stay at Venice as the apartment is close to the San Marco piazza, and also very accessible by boats. If you are not interested in cooking and don't mind climbing three floors up, then the apartment is great.