Not having a working phone, when we arrived in Italy, was stressing me out. Not being able to tell our host that we had arrived was making things worse. However, we took the vaporetto in faith, according to the previous instructions given by Matteo.
When we arrived and much to our surprise, a nice lady named Antonella met us, as Matteo had provided our AirBnB profile picture to her.
She showed us to the apartment and kindly explained how things work.
About the apartment: I cannot say enough. It is centrally located and very close to the Rialto bridge. Everything worked well and the bed was quite comfortable.
Take note: There are 60 steps up to the apartment and no lift. If your legs, or knees, are not capable, this may present a challenge.
Anyone coming to Venice may hear, as we did, that Venice is not easy to navigate. I disagree. As long as you know where you need to go, in proximity to landmarks, there are signs everywhere pointing - Per Rialto, Per S.Marco, Per Ferrovia, etc.
I would definitely stay here again.
Grazie mille per tutti Matteo! Spero di parlarti presto.