Amazing stay in every way. One couldn't ask for more in a host: it's clear Gloria both knows and loves her city, and with an apartment like hers (and in its perfect location, away from the tourists but just on the edge of everything you want to see and experience), I quickly fell in love with the city, too.
The apartment is clean and comfortable, with any/all amenities you may need. The neighborhood is peaceful during the day with some local nightlife (restaurants are everywhere) filtering up through the windows in the evenings.
The small balcony--my favorite place--provides skyline views of half the city and is the perfect place for a recharge before dinner after a daytime of walking.
A metro stop is only a block away, as are options for groceries.
Again though, Gloria was just the best, offering her advice and insight on places in the city but not overdoing it, either. Milan is big and full of opportunities for exploration, and Gloria's apartment is the ideal counterpoint to all that: an oasis of calm in a city of so much.