We are a family of 5. We were there is June (during 2014 Worldcup). We communicated with Paolo through email, what's app and SMS.

We arrived 2 hours later than we set up with Paolo, due to a delay on Air France flight out of Paris, it was a chaos in the airport and that is a different story. I was worried that Paolo may not wait for us as it was very late and we don't really know what time the flight will eventually take off, but, we managed to linked up on SMS and we are glad he stayed open on communication. The taxi ride from airport to the apartment is smooth, people are friendly and charges are reasonable for the 5 of us. We did not get to meet Paolo though, he has a Lara to receive us. Lara don't speak English, but, we manage the simple stuff to take over the apartment. By the time, Lara left, it is about 11+pm.

The whole apartment is very spacious, modern, clean and matches what is show on the picture. Kitchen facility, washing machine and WIFI are all available. The only draw back of the apartment is the water heater. I have checked with Paolo before the trip based on past comments, was expecting it and thought could manage it better, but, still end up need to boil water separately for bath (I guess the heater capacity is about 2 persons).

We are happy with the location. It seem very safe and in a residential area. We are also happy that we opted to stayed in Mestre (instead of Venice). It is easy to get to Venice by bus (about 15 mins), bus stop is about 5 mins away. Neighbourhood around Mestre is also more local, more real and not crowded with tourist. There is a square just behind the apartment we discovered after our day trip to Venice. We found the square a very relaxing place, it has restaurants, shops, even a mall with H&M, seem it is meant more for the local, which we like.

We left the apartment for the train station at the end of our stay, left the keys in the apartment as per arrangement with Paolo.

In summary, a nice and enjoyable trip for the 5 of us. The apartment is suitable for family like ours. If the heater capacity can be improved, that would be perfect.