Simone was a real gem. He was very nice and helpful - picked me up from a major tourist spot and gave me the times I should take the shuttle or boat from the airport so made arrival to Venice easy enough.
The spot is located 5 min from St Marks square so it was convenient to lots of places. Biennial was a 15-20 min walk and honestly I never bothered with taking the ferries when exploring Venice. Seemed like walking and ferries were comparable in terms of timing and walking was free.
Simone gave me a list of restaurants and bars to check out and I followed that list and was happy.
The home was very clean, warm, with hot water and good water pressure. There was a great coffee maker and Simone provided tea and some snacks.
Now, some tips. I couldn’t find a grocery store nearby easily so if you pass one around, grab some things when you see one because they’re hard to find (at least was hard for me). Also, if you are coming from the USA and have a hard time finding wifi and your cell doesn’t work, the Nike store across the bridge from the major bus station (Piazzale Roma) has great free wifi so I messaged Simone from there because I didn’t have time from the airport before my bus left. I also asked Simone for a local landmark/ restaurant and put that into my phone map because it’s easy to get lost in Venice and the Airbnb’s address: map didn’t load on my phone.
Overall I was very happy with my stay.