We stayed in the apartment and worked from home there for four weeks. We cooked most nights. So my review is based on using this apartment as a home rather than a vacation rental.
The bed was comfortable. The internet worked well. The kitchen had the essentials and some extra things as well (although I brought a lot of items with me to use for cooking as well). It was nice to have a washer and dryer in the building and a dishwasher in the kitchen.
The proximity to the beach (about 1.5 miles) was great! The price for the location compared to others in the area was good as well.
In some ways though, I felt like we got what we paid for. There were a bunch of little things that were kind of broken like a drawer in the kitchen, the bottom drawer of the dresser, one of the burners, and the handle for opening and closing the shower door. One of the windows didn't seem to lock and the dishwasher wasn't completely secured into the cabinets.
The kitchen was pretty small and hard to cook in. And there wasn't much space to store our things. My complaints are a lot of little things that on their own aren't a big deal and may not be a problem if you're only there for a few days but after a couple weeks, they started to add up.
My biggest complaint, which the host couldn't have prevented, is how loud it is. Both Venice and the cross street are very busy all day and sometimes into the night and the noise was pretty awful. I never got used to it.