My family and I stayed in Erika's beautiful condo for an extended weekend and truly enjoyed ourselves. Even though Erika herself was unable to greet us upon arrival, she had her friend meet us and show us around. Later that day, Erika's husband also stopped by to see how we were doing and to offer if we needed anything. The listing does not do the condo justice. It is a beautiful condo with the perfect sized rooms for a family of 4. During our short stay, there was an issue with the master bathroom's shower not draining. I emailed Erika, who was gone for the weekend, to let her know and she sent her friend to correct the problem the very next day. She even said she would cancel her weekend plans and come back if the problem could not be corrected immediately! Luckily, the shower was up and working by the time we returned from our day out in Venice.
Erika's condo is FULLY stocked with everything I could ever need in a kitchen. We were located just a 2-minute walk from the bus which took us into Venice and across the street from a delicious restaurant. Parking within the condo walls was included so we never had to worry about our vehicle.
I only have two complaints about the apartment. The first is the mosquito problem. Granted we went when the heat was quite high, but even though we never had the windows open while we were there, my husband and I were woken up every night to mosquitoes buzzing by us and biting us. Unfortunately, all four of us were bitten while there, and only during the night while we slept. My second problem, and this is personal, is the air conditioning. Even though the condo has an AC unit, it is only one and not strong enough to cool the bedrooms. We left it running hoping it would cool the rooms and get rid of the mosquitoes but it only cooled the kitchen/sitting area. The bedrooms were warm.
Overall, my family enjoyed our stay at Erika's and will definitely stay there the next time we plan on going to Venice. We'll probably aim at going during the winter months instead of the summer ones.