We had a long-term stay at the cottage, which is a converted garage next to the host’s main house with shared garden close to both structures (fronting main house’s kitchen/bedroom windows and the cottage’s entrance). Other guests’ reviews are accurate with regard to garden wear n tear, odors, and slow host response. The side yard, overlooked by the cottage’s kitchen and bathroom windows, is the host’s dog’s waste area, bringing flies and odors inside/outside. There’s a separate sewage-like odor in the cottage that seemed a more permanent fixture. The wifi signal was too weak to use but we didn’t complain because we have our own hotspot. The property is in a quieter part of Venice though cottage walls are thin providing little sound buffer for garden gatherings, construction, and garbage collection. We were fine rolling with these things but our stay was cut short because of a rat problem in the cottage, presumably due to construction next door and/or the block’s garbage storage area located on the corner right outside the cottage. Katy set poison and traps and kindly offered to let us opt out of the remainder of our stay. After 2 more nights of wall chewing we accepted her offer but were surprised to learn the terms to leave were only with significant financial penalty (this was eventually sorted through Airbnb with proof that the rats were in the cottage). The unit gets plenty of sunlight and was a bit bigger than expected. The dog, Jimmy, is adorable. The bathroom/kitchen have been renovated. Some issues we experienced can be resolved and if so, it would be a great place.