Paolo's apartment is a beautiful, traditional and tastefully decorated flat in a centrally located Venetian house overlooking one of the many little canals. With windows and a small balcony right onto the canal you wake up in the morning or have a drink in the evening watching the boats go by. The flat has luxuriously high ceilings with the original wood beams beautifully exposed in the ceiling, and a very nice wood floor throughout. The flat is generally spacious and the decor tasteful. Paolo himself is very responsive and helpful, and the check-in/key collection process is quick and efficient and done at a small hotel a couple minutes' walk away.
There are a few points, however, that could be improved. One room is en-suite while the other two rooms share a small-ish bathroom, which could do with some refurb. The shower in this bathroom is fine but even on max temperature, the water is quite warm but not hot - completely manageable but could imagine people would want it hotter. The kitchen - while spacious and equipped with all the necessary appliances (stove, dishwasher, microwave, kettle etc) - had no washing up liquid and missing crockery (no bowls, plates). With the weather recently turned cold, the flat was slightly cool and the only obvious temperature control had a note saying not to change anything - so we didn't. The only other thing is that we had fairly noisy neighbours upstairs, which with the sound insulation of 17th or 18th century Venetian houses was at times a bit annoying.
All in all, the value is good and I would certainly recommend Paolo's place and would gladly stay again next time round but hope by then the above issues are addressed where possible!