Alessandro is a great host, very responsive and very polite.
The apartment is as described. The location is excellent and in my opinion this is a perfect place if you are on a budget as you will not find anything in this location at this price. For light sleepers (like myself) to note earplugs are suggested being on main street as its loud at early night or when there is a trash pick up early morning. The building is a typical old milanese style with no elevator (2 flights up) and no doorman, but safe and practical.