We stayed overnight at Gianni 's, we were greeted by him and lovely Sophia. They gave us prior help with directions and explained the area very easily to us. They were most helpful with any requests. English is not Gianni's first language but we were able to communicate enough for what we needed. He was lovely. Sophia speaks good English and offered suggestions to the best way around Venice. There is a supermarket quite nearby and the buses are very close and easy to use. No. 6 straight in and out to Venice. We were very happy there.