The apartment is lovely - beautifully situated right on the canal and within 5 minutes walking distance from the train station. We walked absolutely everywhere and were glad to be in this area as it was less crowded than closer to San Marco.
Michele met us by the bus station and walked us to the apartment. He provided a super detailed list of places we should see, recommended restaurants and more. He drew everything onto a map for us so that we could easily find his suggested spots.
Plus, there was the lovely surprise of some food and drink provisions which really helped us settle in quickly on the first day.
The only reason we scored the stay 4/5 was due to the renovation works they were doing next door (apartment also owned by Michele) and some related issues with water.
Michele mentioned that they were renovating next door briefly but we weren't really clear on the fact that there would be substantial works (they've only just started, the place is completely gutted), and we experienced some noise in the mornings from this.
Also, one day this caused a tennis ball sized hole to appear in the corner of the bathroom ceiling with rubble falling into the shower basin.
The next day they had to do some electrical and water works which meant we were without water when we had intended to go for a shower in the morning. In fairness, Michele did respond quickly once we raised this but a proactive communication would have been nice.
As a result of the works, the washing machine also did not work that evening when we came back. Again Michele was reasonably quick to respond and had his cleaning lady come over to help us with it. She sent us on our way to dinner and we returned to find she had not only been able to get the washing machine going, but had done our laundry and hung it out to dry! So sweet!
Overall we would absolutely recommend Michele's place, he is a great host and the apartment is in the perfect location.