Farah & Asif were warm & welcoming. The room was nice & the bed comfortable. They were very happy to feed me when I arrived after 9pm on Thursday. They helped me with the local buses as I needed to go into Reading while I was there. I would happily recommend them to anyone wanting to stay in the area.

Gaia was just a brilliant host. She gave advice on how to save a few euro & was very friendly. Gaia's flat is well located, the bus route 7 goes from close. This goes through Mestre, where you can change to the tram if you want, & on into Venice itself. It also goes close to the railway station if you want to travel away from Venice. There are some nice pizza places close as well as a supermarket if you want to self cater. The room I had was very nice, with a separate bathroom - this had a shower over & a bidet. I have plans, in my head, to visit Venice again in a few years. Hopefully Gaia will still be offering her place to visitors, if she is she will be top of my list.