Matteo met us at the apartment and made us feel very welcome. He showed us round and explained things very clearly. What really impressed me was the hugely detailed guest book (manual) that he has prepared for guests, with everything from maps to instructions for operating the coffee machine. He was very good at keeping in touch with us.
The apartment was very clean and well-equipped, with comfortable beds. It's light and spacious with big windows, and yet felt very private. There is a nice little kitchen/living area, where four people could fit round the little table.
Matteo provided excellent Nespresso coffee, sugar and tea. And he also left us a wonderful Easter cake and chocolates, which was a lovely touch - the children were thrilled.
There is off-road parking just below the apartments, which, although not secured by a gate, seemed relatively safe. The apartment is relatively close to a bus route that goes right into the Venice old city, and takes about 15 minutes. So although the apartment is not close to old Venice, it's very easy to get there (and one-way tickets only cost €1.50 and can be bought at a little newsagent shop round the corner from the apartment).
Two things to be aware of:
The apartment is up several flights of stairs with no lift. Not a problem for us, but some guests might need to know that.
There is a bath with a hand hose, but it doesn't hook up so you can't really have a shower (unless you hold the hose above your head and wash with one hand!). But that isn't a complaint - just something to note. The water was wonderfully hot and the pressure was good.
We had two very happy nights at Ca' Lela and would recommend it to anyone.