Ming was a kind and friendly host. He communicated well with us before we came to stay with him and answered our questions promptly. When we arrived in Mestre it was dark and was raining and Ming met us at the train station. We were very grateful to him for bringing us both an umbrella! He walked us back to his place which was great as in the dark it may have been tricky to find. However once we knew where his place was located in relation to the train station we could find our way easily. Ming's home is 5 mins walk to the bus stop (bus to Venice) and 10 mins to Mestre train station. The room itself was clean and adequate as was the shared bathroom. Breakfast was enough to keep us going until lunch. We are English speakers and there was a language barrier but Ming tried hard to help us and understand our questions. Google translate helped! Thank you for welcoming us Ming!