We had a lovely time in Venice! We arranged a time to meet at the apartment so Luca could let us in, there was a slight lack of communication (we couldn’t connect to WiFi in airport and then took a while to get service) so we were waiting about 15 minutes outside the apartment but then Luca came and gave us tips of places to go in Venice and also allowed us to check in early. We just left our suitcases for an hour while he was cleaning it from the previous guests and went off exploring! You definitely will need google maps on your phone to navigate your way to the apartment. We took Luca’s boat tour on his small motor boat (25 euro a person for 45-50 min) and it was very nice, away from the crowds on the Grand Canal and in the smaller waterways. We also brought a bottle of wine with us which you can buy from him (a few options in the apartment). There was slight noise outside at night and the curtains are sheer so it doesn’t get totally dark/quiet, but we slept fine. Overall, would definitely recommend Luca and his place!