Can't recommend this place highly enough. It is outside of Venice on the mainland, but it only takes half an hour or so to get to the centre of Venice. The cottage itself was very comfortable and in a lovely peaceful area on the edge of Mestre, which boasts lots of nice places to eat. We tried the pizza restaurant which is literally round the corner, and the fish restaurant next door to it, and they were both excellent. Filippo was really friendly and helpful. He picked us up from the train station and dropped us off at the airport. If you need to know anything he can be relied upon to give you good advice, so if you don't want to stay in Venice itself this is a great place to make your base. Cheers Filippo!