The host was very kind and helpful. She met me and my friends at the vaporetto station and walked us to the apartment, while explaining how everything worked and giving tips for visiting Venice. She was also quite responsive to any questions that came up during the rest of our stay.
The apartment far exceeded our expectations. I had five other friends traveling with me, and we were all able to comfortably hang out and relax without ever feeling like we needed more space. It is very clean with nice furniture/appliances. It isn't located that close to all of the popular attractions in Venice, but I actually thought this was a good thing because a. it was a quieter area with fewer tourists/less noise b. it forced you to walk around and explore other parts of the city and c. the city really isn't that big anyway, anywhere you could want to go isn't more than a 20 minute walk. There were still many shops, restaurants, and other places nearby so it's not like you're completely isolated either.
The only problem we ran into was that we had a relatively large group with us and we wanted to split up at times, but it was difficult to do so with only one key to the apartment.
Would 100% recommend to anyone staying in Venice, couldn't imagine a better place to stay for the price.