Gianni is a super cool guy. really melo and cool to talk to. his house is amazing, he's a carpenter and built the whole thing himself. its really quite which was an awesome change from the other places i had been staying. as far as getting to venice it was so easy, the number 6 bus is right out front and goes back and forth from the center of venice all day long. it was great to go to touristy stuff on the island and come home to gianni's place at night. definitely one of the best places that i stayed during my travels.