Thank you Claudio for a lovely and stress free stay at your home in Mestre, Venice and words cannot express our gratitude for all your help you rendered us during our stay in Venice. Claudio was absolutely the best host anyone can imagine. He treated us like family and took care of us with all our needs. He picked us up at the Airport upon our arrival. The airlines lost one of our luggage pieces and he waited over an hour at the airport till we were able to straighten out the paperwork. He then brought us to his place and greeted us with a bottle of wine. He also gave us maps and explained everything we wanted to know about our visit to Venice. He even provided us with 4 Bus tickets to go into the City. His house was clean and spotless, convenient to public transportation into the city and much bigger than we had expected. The kitchen was also very spacious and fully equipped.
Upon our arrival he spent a couple of hours explaining everything and also helped me buy a SIM card for my Cell phone. We had to go to a couple of places to find one. He also showed us the nearby restaurants and bakery.
We were taking a cruise from Venice and he took care of all our transportation needs. He dropped us off at the Cruise Terminal on the day we left. On the day of our arrival he came to the Cruise terminal in the morning to collect our luggage and store it in his van while we toured the 3 Islands of Venice during the whole day (Murano, Burrano and Torchello). Then in the afternoon he came a second time and picked us up from the Center of Venice and transported us to the Marco Polo Airport just in time for our flight. During our cruise he also communicated with the Airlines and retrieved our lost luggage and kept it with him. Claudio is very kind and cares about his guests. I would highly recommend his place to anyone looking for a place in Venice.