Luigi was a wonderful host. Although we did not speak Italian, he was very gracious and meet us at the apartment even as our train was late by an hour. He provided some milk and breakfast cakes knowing that I have 2 sons which was greatly appreciated. He is responsive to emails and when I accidentally left my keys at the apartment, he was gracious enough to find them and mail them back to me.
The location of the apartment is central yet quiet and very easy to reach San Marco Square and other parts of Venice. Luigi gave very clear directions on how to get there. Like most Venice apartments, it is a little small and the shower stall was a little tight but it is very clean and comfortable and given that we spend most of the time walking around Venice, we had no issue with the size of the apartment.