Amazing location. The views are priceless - there is a waterway right below the windows and we had gondolas, boats and ducks going past. The apartment was a 15 minute walk from Piazzale Roma bus station and we found it easily using Elena's directions. It is down a quiet little street, and is a 2 minute walk from San Basilio vaparetto station, and 10 minute walk from Zattere and Ca'Rezzonico stations.
Elena was a fantastic host and sent us detailed instructions on how to get to the apartment and inside of the apartment a few days before our trip. She wasn't able to greet us, but would reply to our messages quickly and would help with any queries we had. Thanks so much Elena!
The apartment itself is a small studio room with an ensuite bathroom, and was perfect for us. I wouldn't describe it as 'romantic' (although I went with my grandma, so it wasn't exactly a romantic trip) but it was lovely and worth it from the location alone.
There was a lot of furniture, some of which was maybe a bit unnecessary and took up space in the room, but the furniture is all included in the photographs so we knew exactly what to expect. The kitchen was fully equipt with crockery, cutlery and utensils and there was some basic ingredients provided (which was fantastic, because who wants to go out and buy salt, pepper and oil when they are only going to be in a place for a few days?) Elena provided clean towels and bedding, so that was really helpful too.
Just a few small points:
The only thing that isn't pictured in the photographs that we noticed was a large unit (air conditioning maybe?) above the bed. The bed was SO comfortable and we slept like babies every night of our stay. With that said, it was difficult to sit up in the bed because of the thing above our heads on the wall and the fact that the bed does not have a headboard/ wall to lean-on. It was fine for us as we were coming and going and didn't really spend that much time in bed, but might has been a bit of a niggle if we both wanted to read.
Also, there is a small flood barrier (about 2 foot high) in front of the entrance door which my grandma found a bit difficult to step over after a long day. There was a lock on the top of the barrier which we thought might mean we could fold it down, but we didn't have any luck so had to contend with it everyday. Flood prevention methods like this are necessary for many Venetian houses, and especially for the the apartment considering it is on the ground floor. It didn't affect our stay, but is perhaps something to bear in mind as we would have liked to know before we arrived.
All in all, we were extremely pleased with the apartment. It was peaceful and the views from the windows were beautiful, the bed was comfy and the location was fantastic.
I look forward to staying again in the future!