Valentina's place is located in easy walking distance to Venice Mestre's hip city center and affordable shopping area, which deserves a relaxed morning/afternoon stroll if your schedule affords it. It's also a 1 minute walk to a stop for the 2 bus which takes you onto the island of Venice! Valentina was very helpful in explaining the local and island attractions, and has a laminated guide that we referred to often.
The apartment also has air-conditioning and a washer. My linen clothes dried just by hanging on a chair overnight, but there is a sunny balcony that I could have employed to dry my clothes faster. The refrigerator is a little small, but we managed to fit a big watermelon and three 2-L bottles of water into there.