Riccardo’s apartment is exactly as stated. It was immaturely clean and offered us a great space to retire to after a long day in Venice. There is a shop close by that sells tickets for the bus and boats and the bus stop is only a 5 minute walk where buses are very regular. Mestre is a very nice town and is worth exploring. The small cafe just outside the apartment front door has great coffee for 1 Euro. There are 50+ steps to the apartment, which wasn’t a problem for us but may be to some so thought I would just mention it. We were surprised that there were mosquitoes at night time in the apartment and had not planned for this so ended up with lots of bites. I would recommend taking repellant and plugs to keep them at bay! Riccardo’s communication was good and he even organised a friend to take us to the airport at 6am in the morning, which was fabulous. Overall - a great apartment in a great location at a very reasonable price.