We had an absolute wonderful stay at Ronny's apartment! He was kind enough to transport us from the airport. The maps and bus line info he explained and left for us were most helpful! This apartment was perfect for me, my mom and brother, with the full size bed in one bedroom and two twins in the second bedroom. Great location in Mestre and TRULY a short bus ride into Venice (10 minutes maybe and 1,30€ each way). Ronny had an ample amount of towels, extra blankets and pillows for us. The bedrooms and living rooms have their own individual AC units, which worked perfectly!! Though we took advantage of the beautiful weather and opened our windows for fresh air. There are large sinks in the bathroom and kitchen if you need to hand wash any clothes, and a drying rack on the balcony off of the kitchen. There's a flat screen tv in the living room, with cable. Most channels are in Italian, but we found a few shows here and there in English. We rarely watched TV - we were in Italy! But it was nice to have the TV there available. The elevator for the building was helpful and worked perfectly. We felt secure and at peace at Ronny's apartment. He was great with communicating before we arrived and while we were there. Mestre is the perfect city to vacation in! It's safe and peaceful. The people there are so welcoming and helpful. Mestre has an abundance of stores, banks with ATMs and restaurants. Our GPS worked perfectly in guiding us to various places around the city by walking. We took the train into Padova and Vicenza for day trips, and the train station was at the end of Via Cappuccina (a short 12 minute walk). There's also a (big blue) direct bus that can transport you from the Venice Airport to Via Cappuccina for 6€ one way (11€ round trip). You catch it from the side of the train station. There is the "Panorama" rail bus that rides around the city (same amount as the regular bus). That will take you from the nearby bus stop to the train station. It was convenient to use if you don't want to lug your luggage down the street. The restaurants we frequented were Fratelli la Bufala, Sottovoce and Da Bepi Venisian Restaurant. There's a open market (down by Fratelli la Bufala and the city "mall") on Thursday mornings. Great to get fresh fruit and wine. we look forward to returning and staying at Ronny's! Grazie, Ronny!!!