Francesca was a great host! She greeted us near the apt, with her son, who is adorable. She showed us the best way to get to the apt since its ticked away behind the grocery store. She showed us around and was very informative despite her lack of English. The apt itself was so cute and had everything we needed. Very spacious, in a quiet neighborhood and she even had a blow dryer! Thank god! We were able to do laundry and hang out clothes out to dry whole wee toured around Venice. Francesca wished us luck on our travels which was so nice. I wld definitely book her place again. I loved how the apt was in hidden away from the touristy parts of Venice, I felt like a true local staying there.