Marco was very friendly and spoke good English. For a fee lesser than cab cost, Mario picked us up from Malpensa airport and drove us to his apartment. He was standing at the airport with a sign with my name so was super easy to find. The location is convenient for subway access and shops and cafes . there's also a tram right outside the apartment that takes you to the city center. Marco helpfully advised us abt the 24 hour public transit pass rather than trip tickets. The apartment was nice and spacious for my wife and I. Marco told us of local places we could go to. He had dishes, glasses etc in the kitchen. Also a microwave which was helpful for us as we brought dinner home. The bathroom perhaps is a little dated but no problem for us and shouldn't be for others. Though we only stayed for a day, we really liked Marco and his apartment. Being our first day in Italy and Europe, it felt really nice to stay in a local's apartment!

Thanks Marco and forza Arsenal and Juventus ;) we know where we'll stay next time if we're ever in Milan again :)