Warning! DO NOT STAY HERE! I've stayed in a lot of Airbnb's while traveling Europe. It's been a wonderful experience. This is by far the worst Airbnb. First, we were left to wait upon checking in despite staying in constant touch with the "host" the whole time we were traveling to the apartment. Second, we were accosted for Italian residence/bnb fees in *cash* as soon as the "host" arrived. Third, this appears to be owned and operated by a shady hotel thus the quotes around the word host. Fourth, most importantly, we were given "keys" seemingly made out of tin. The key to the door to enter the building broke off in the lock into two pieces the first night of our trip, leaving us stranded outside for over two hours. Instead of helping, the "host" Laura screamed at me over the phone for 10 minutes, telling me there was nothing she could do (even though the lock was perfectly fine). I basically had to beg her to send someone to get us back into the apartment. We had to wait outside the apartment in a tiny alley. She sent a staff member who also couldn't operate lock. Took forever to get back in. Bottom line: locks in this building and in the apartment are terrible and barely functional. Fifth, there's NO HOT WATER. It gets warm at best. The shower is the most uncomfortable I've ever seen. There's a strange seat in the tub that makes it hard to even get close to the faucet. Sixth, the bed is not a bed. It's barely a cot. It is not, as advertised, a large bed. It's two single "mattresses" next to each other on a large frame. Seventh, the lights are automatic (you have to insert key) and barely functional. The bathroom light is so dim you can't see. The light in living room goes on sporadically for no reason. It's a very, very dark apartment. Finally, the host made us return the replacement key at a very inconvenient location (the shady hotel) on the day of our departure. Made no effort to apologize or arrange something more convenient or even thank us for dropping keys off in such an inconvenient location on day of departure. Horrible. Extremely rude. Places like this are what give Airbnb a bad rep.
If you want to have a good time in Venice, DO NOT STAY HERE!