Paolo is a great host and it's very easy to communicate with him. He emailed us the detailed instruction on how to reach the apartment from the airport before we left home. He met us in person in the apartment and gave us a well prepared information booklet including custom made maps about major attractions, restaurants which we found very useful. The apartment is sparkling clean and it has everything we need during our stay. The location of the apartment is perfect, it's in a residential area away from the tourist crowds but not too far away from the major sites, we walked back from St. Marc's square in less than half hour. In the afternoon we can see students coming back from school and hear the sound of kids playing. The apartment is very close to the fish market and vegetable market and there are many good places to eat and have a drink. We even run into Rick Steve in a nearby restaurant when we had dinner there. The only complaint I had with the apartment is the mosquitos, we let the window open to get fresh air during the day, but couple of mosquitos got in and disturbed our sleep for two nights. Overall we had a great experience and felt like lived as a venetian for a few days. Thank you Paolo!