Not sure why so many good reviews - my experience was not great. Good location (a block from the beach) but on very busy street (heavy traffic during rush hours) so you never want to leave the windows open. You also don't want to open the windows as it didn't feel particularly safe, with alleys on three sides, and homeless wandering through (this is a problem in general in Venice, but I would have liked the house to feel more secure). Also you look out to trashcans and waste containers from the neighboring apartments from the living room, kitchen, and bedroom - not pleasant or pretty. Communication easy with host, but she is not on site to show you the house - (for example, I was freezing and was not warned that the heat was not working and didn't realize until the next dat that there was a space heater) - this might have been avoided with a human check-in. I won't be returning.