I didn't get the chance to meet Matteo, but I met Diana, his mother, who picked us up from the Venice Mestre station and brought us to the station.
I was very satisfied with the apartment, which was clean, modern, and located just 15min from Venice by bus.
However, there were a couple of things that I was quite disappointed with that had nothing to do with the apartment.
Firstly, after reading other reviews about how Matteo had picked up guests from the airport or train station and brought them to the apartment, I assumed that this was part of a complimentary service provided by Matteo and his mother.
At no point in time during my communication with Matteo did he mention that the pickup service was not for free.
Hence, you can imagine my shock when Diana demanded that I pay her €20 for a 10min car ride from Venice Mestre station to the apartment.
On top of this, I was asked to pay taxes for 3 nights' stay when I only stayed at his apartment for 2 nights.
I tried communicating with Matteo during this period regarding the reasons for the extra payments, but there was no reply from his despite numerous messages that I sent to him during my stay.
Thankfully, aside from these issues, the apartment itself is lovely. Just make sure you don't make the same mistake that I did, assuming that the pickup service was free!
No such thing as a free lunch in this world - Especially in Italy.