We had a lovely 2 night stay at Andrea's beautiful apartment. He met us at the bus station when we arrived and walked us through Venice to the apartment. (Approx 10 minutes ).
In the apartment he gave us 2 maps which he made himself. One was of recommendations for restaurants and the other was a list of sights to see. This was very helpful.
We left venice via the waterbus to the airport. The "M. Dell'Orto" stop is only a few minutes from the apartment and was a much easier walk with luggage than arriving by bus.
There is no air conditioning so it was a little warm at night, however there is a fan which helps. It is a lovely quiet area and only a short walk to the main thoroughfares.