Upon our arrival Jillian Giaccomo's girlfriend greeted us at the fairy, she was patiently waited for us after we encountered delays in our boat rides (it takes a minute to figure out the transportation in Venice). we walked to the apartment with the S. Stae station and arrived after a few minutes. Jillian (I hope I got the name right) was very sweet and explain everything about the apt and dropped a few tips about walking around Venice which we found helpful). Apartment is as described in the pictures and centerly located.
I read the previous reviews about the smell in the apartment.. It wasn't bothering me and I think it's something that caricaturize Venice as the water in the canals can produce unpleasant smell. After putting the air condition again I wasn't bother by it.
The entry to the apartment is not great but again, it's Venice..It's an old city. If you want a great entrance - get a hotel. Once you are inside it's modern and bright. Over all I liked it, Giaccomo was a text away if i needed to ask a questions and everything we needed was close by.