Ming was such a kind and wonderful host! He offered to get us from the Venezia Mestre station and even asked if he could carry our bags to his place. He showed us a map of Venice as soon as we got there and gave us some traveling tips. He didn't speak much English, but the friend I traveled with spoke Chinese so that was super helpful. He seems more than willing to try to communicate though! His place was very clean and had separate bathrooms for men and women. He also had breakfast ready for everyone in the morning :). His place is right across from the bus stop you take to get to the Venice island (about a 30 minute ride). Only problem we had was that there were only two outlets in our room, and the wifi was slow at times. But I think this is a perfect and cheap place to stay if you want to be near but not directly on the island!