It's a good apartment for a number of reasons: the bedroom is very dark and quiet which was perfect for my jet lag and getting sleep on the first night. Air conditioning worked very well. The location was also perfect for the purpose of my trip as I was at a conference that was part of the Venice Biennale which is in two main venues, and the apartment was equidistant and walkable to and from both places. This is generally a much better neighborhood for visiting Venice because it is less touristic.

There was enough space and it was relatively clean. I use the word relatively because the floor was full of dust on the day I arrived, so I needed to wipe my feet before getting into bed. (I realize Venice is an old city). There are also some things lacking in the renovation, but with the little amount of time I was in the apartment, it all worked well.

The host had a helper named Davide who met me at the water bus from the airport. It was a bit complicated to coordinate, and the host didn't do much to facilitate aside from reminding me that I should respond to emails from