Valentina is the best host you can imagine. She came to the train station to welcome us and took time to explain us everything we needed to know. She also was very available during the trip. Her english is good and she also can speak french. We felt welcome and felt like she wanted to make our trip the best it could be. It's true that it's around 10-15 minutes to get to Venise and that the bus station is right by the apartment. Althought, you need to know that the buses are very crowded and sometimes, you need to wait for a second one in order to get in... Also, since it's an industrial town, it's also a bit noisy. If we go back to Venise, we would try to get a place directly on the island. If it's not possible (because it's really expensive), and you want an apartment in Mestre, take this one because it has all you need and you can either take the train or the bus to the Island. Also the grocery store is really close which is nice convenient.