The apartment was very spacious in the kitchen and bedrooms, though the living room area is relatively small. Not that it was a problem as we spent all of our time out and about in Venice. Claudio met us in person, there were plenty of towels, the beds were comfortable and the kitchen was well appointed.
The important thing for us though was the location, the apartment was only a 400m walk to the tram stop which takes you straight in to Venice in about 20 minutes. There is also a large supermarket next to the tram stop.
The area itself is very nice, and very quiet. As far as we could tell there were no local bars or restaurants, you would need to go into Mestre itself, but that is only a 5 minute tram ride or 15 minute walk away.
As a family of 5 looking for a reasonably priced stay with easy access to Venice we were very happy with the host and apartment.