Ratings aside, this is an absolutely breathtaking apartment in an ideal location. Was a quick ferry ride from the train station and a short walk from where they drop you off. Also only about 20 minute walk (or less) to st marcos square and Ponte Rialto! The apartment is old world with gorgeous architecture and design, but with all the amenities and style of a modern apartment. To be honest, the apartment was our favorite thing in Venice! We loved coming here at the end of the night to relax on the comfortable couch with a fully loaded tv (Netflix!) and some comfy blankets. Very comfortable bed as well. We also found 2 great restaurants nearby just by walking around. One of our best meals in Italy was a 7 minute walk to La Vecia Cavana.
That being said, check in was a disaster. When we arrived there were other guests that had been checked into the room already. There was some major misunderstanding about the booking. This of course is not the hosts fault entirely, and was not done on purpose, but it did impact our stay. With only 1.5 days in Venice, the couple of hours spent working this out felt like an eternity. The host did feel terrible about the confusion and gave us a bottle to champagne as an apology gift. They also offered to take our bags so we could start exploring Venice, but we needed to freshen up and were not in the position to take them up on that. The host did eventually get us into the apartment as quickly as he could. This seemed like a one time freak accident, and I would not let it deter me from staying here again in the future because the place is really beautiful and well situated.