The apartment is centrally located, on a side quiet street. There are many restaurants and a supermarket nearby, and it is walking distance from the Biennale. The check-in process is very easy, and the directions provided by the host are clear and useful.
The apartment itself is very pretty, spacious, and comfortable, perfect for a couple. It is nicely decorated, with a big equipped kitchen.
However it is in dire need of some maintenance, as a few things were broken and uncared for.
The door knob was broken upon our arrival, and the host didn't come by for the three day duration of our stay, in spite having told us they would come on the second day, so we had to do with a broken door.
The toilet flush panel was also broken and the whole panel came off the wall every time you would flush.
One thing the guests should know is that the open shower layout makes it so that you need to bring slippers, otherwise you will get your feet wet whenever you need to use the toilet after using the shower.
Another thing that should be improved/changed in the bathroom is that the window has no curtain or shadowing, so if you are standing in the shower you need to close the shutters, making the room completely dark, otherwise the neighbor across the courtyard can see you. This could be easily solved with a texturized sticker for the window.
The ceiling in the bathroom was full of dead spiders. I am not sure why the cleaners would kill the spiders but not pass the broom to remove them?
Furthermore the sofa/bed in the living room opens on its own if you don't sit perfectly straight on it, and the chairs in the kitchen are very flimsy and wobbly, definitely in need of a tightening.
Also while it is understandable that moist is a very common issue in Venice, the window frame in the living room has severely mouldy spots, which scream for a coat of fresh paint.
All in all the apartment is lovely but, once again, maintenance is definitely needed.
We were lucky to have booked the apartment off season and mid week and got a good deal on it, but to be honest if I would not have been happy if I had paid for the full price, and would have expected a bit more care for details.