Alessandro's "I Like Venice Apartment" was a 5 star experience from the moment we were greeted with first class hospitality by our host, Alessandro himself, who went out of his way to make us feel welcome. The apartment was exceptionally clean, tastefully decorated with beautiful terrazo floors and beautiful furnishings throughout, a very well equipped kitchen and dining area with everything we could have possibly needed for our stay in Venice/Mestre. The location was very safe with convenient street parking right in front, an easy 3 minute walk around the corner to the T1 (approx 20 minute ride to Venice Roma station which drops you off right next to the vaporettos) , a fantastic pastery shop, fruit and vegetable market, butcher shop, and pizzeria. Alessandro spent a lot of time explaining everything about the area and provided several well-marked maps and excellent suggestions to help us orient quickly and plan our itinerary. We considered staying in the heart of Venice initially, but after watching tourists hauling their luggage on and off the vaporettos, we knew right away that we made the right decision to stay at Alessandro's apartment instead! Thanks for being a 5-star host Alessandro. We hope to return at some point in the future and will tell all of our friends to contact you when they visit the area. Ciao!