Pleasant apartment, poor communication.
I stayed at this rental for 5 nights. There were many positive aspects:
Good wi-fi, good A/C, well-equipped kitchen. Pleasant terrace - no actual canal view unless you stand up and look over the wall, but but a nice place sit as an alternative to the spacious but rather gloomy interior. Clean, quiet. Decent value for pricey Venice.
However, my experience was overshadowed by the utter lack of communication for check-in from Luigi. I began contacting him four days before arrival but heard nothing. Zero, despite my increasingly urgent requests for information. Finally, very concerned, got AirBnB Customer Service involved, which eventually tracked him down a few hours before my arrival. (Luigi's person on the ground, Micael, didn't have accurate information from Luigi; he was very apologetic and should bear no blame for this fiasco.)
This was very stressful. I use AirBnB a lot and have never had such a problem. Luigi eventually 'apologized' by saying his phone wasn't working. For four days, when he knew he had a booking? Really?
Bottom line: nice property and maybe the communication issue was an aberration. But I wouldn't rent from this host again.