Travelling alone & needing somewhere for the night before my cruise & following my short, evening flight into Venice from UK this was sort of convenient for my purposes. After landing at 9.30pm & taking the airport shuttle bus to Mestre train station, it was after 10.30pm by the time I found the property. I was lucky not to get lost because the numbering of the properties in the street is confusing. Having read a similar reviewer's comments on the same problem, I had asked for a photo of the property but never got one. Please be warned that the numbers in this street abruptly reset & commence from no.1 again! Right where you don't expect it to.

Leandro the host, who lives upstairs, was able to call down from his window to help with the code entry pad which aren't all illuminated. (I had only received the code having asked twice, just before boarding my UK flight.)

The area itself isn't great after dark, particularly the 25 minute walk from Mestre train station. Even on the following morning in daylight, there are still lone men cruising around in their cars which slow down, windows rolled down & stop right by you. Ignoring them you're then just followed & pestered. A couple were aggressive, others weren't but I really didn't feel safe during the day. I would'nt have felt any less safe getting into a taxi either (not that I saw any at all, not even at the station.)

Once inside the accommodation and behind locked gates & a locked door was ok though. Judging by the steady stream of vehicles just in that half hour, this has to be a red light area. Judging also from the conversations at the bus stop, pick pockets are bountiful in the area with one couple losing all of their holiday euros, credit cards & drivers licence.

Bedroom & bathroom/towels were spotlessly clean. Tea bags & instant coffee & kettle are right there. I hadn't thought to bring powdered milk & I didn't much like the area or fancy popping out to look for a store at that hour. Had I have known there was no miniature creamers or milk in the room, I could've picked up some milk on the way to the studio flat from the train station.

I didn't use the packets of dried, crisp bread 'toast' for breakfast as it's not my thing. Personally, I wouldn't give them to a budgie but I appreciate that to some they may be welcome!