We wanted to visit Venice and chose to stay in Lido, a neighbouring island 10 min away, which we do not regret at all. It is a small sea-side community, littered with a mix of modern, Venetian and great Art deco buildings, several canals, more open space than Venice and lovely people.
We stayed 4 nights at one of Anna & Mike's apartments and we had a wonderful experience. The place is really well situated, in a cosy, residential street, less than 5 min by foot from the main commercial area (restaurants, cafés, bars, markets, shops), the ferry terminal and just 3 min from the beach. The apartment is spacious, and offers most appliances (stove, oven, coffee maker, toaster, boiler, pots, pans, wine glasses, dishes, etc.) for making home-cooked meals. When we arrived our host had even left an assortment of local food (biscuits, coffee, milk, fruit, jams, nutella, etc.) for our breakfast, which we enjoyed!
Our only small concern were the mattresses, which were quite soft and we tended to sink (which we are not accustomed to). Despite this we did sleep well - it must be the sea air. :-)
Overall the place is well-located, clean, well-maintained, spacious, comfortable, and the hosts went out of their way to make our stay enjoyable and answer the small questions we had.
We would definitively stay in Lido again, and at Anna & Mike's place. Grazie mille ragazzi!