I had a wonderful time at Gianni's house! I had purchased my tickets to Venice at the last minute and wasn't able to notify him of my arrival time. Despite that, he was at home to let me in and was helpful and very welcoming! The room had it's own bathroom with a shower, which was a big plus! In the morning, I was able to help myself to some croissants, bread crackers, jam, Nutella, and juice! It was also really fascinating and funny to see two chickens running around outside!
The only thing is that there is no wifi in the room but if you really need to use the internet, you can go around the house where there is a bench and connect to wifi there (wifi works on one side of the house). It's cute because the chickens will sit next to you while you work :)
The location was good too! It's about 3-4 minutes walk to the bus stop (take bus number 6, which comes every -:09, -:29, -:49) and it will take you right to Venice center in 20 minutes.
Overall, highly recommend!