Our stay at Mario's was everything we expected. He met us at the vaporetto without us having to call and walked us to his place which was wonderful because we would have NEVER found it on our own! The location of his place is great as it is a 5-10min walk to St Marks Square (but you definitely need a map!). Breakfast consisted of coffee/tea, a croissant and a weeks worth of crackers but you can always go to a nearby bakery for some fresh pastries. His place was very clean but a traditional style Venetian home which is dark and damp but the kitchen window opened onto a canal which was beautiful. We only met Mario for a few minutes when we checked in and then again when we left but he was a very friendly host.