Paola’s place was great!
Pros: SO convenient to get to from the airport. I asked Paolo what he recommended to get there and he sent me all the info which was really helpful. It was also in a really great part of the city, easy to get to all the great things Venice has but not in the main parts where you are kept up at night from the noise. Very very close walk from the train station as well.
Cons: the major con was that I think the trash hadn’t been taken out for a while and it smelled awful, and it was right outside our room. The only other kind of strange thing was we went to leave early in the morning to catch our flight and were locked in at the front door. Luckily we still had access to the set of keys we were using so we just unlocked and went on our way.