Unfortunately I did not have a positive experience with Mariella, which I found very surprising given the excellent reviews she has. There is no privacy whatsoever in her flat. She doesn't allow the door to the bedroom to be closed, even at night. This means that the cat (there was no dog, despite the description) will jump on the bed and wake you up multiple times during the night. I also did not feel too good about the idea that the cat goes to its toilet and then walks on the bed I sleep in.

Mariella was very unfriendly towards me. I told her it was my first time with Airbnb and she immediately started complaining that I will be a bad guest because I don't know the rules! Very unwelcoming! I would leave every morning before she woke up and return no earlier than 21:30. Still, she found my presence annoying and did not feel shy to tell me so.

On the first night she decided to cook at 11, which meant that until 12 there were pans being dropped on the kitchen floor and all sorts of noises from the kitchen. On the second night, I had to slightly move one of the chest of drawers in my room, so as to use the power socket. On the morning after, Mariella had moved it back, breaking my charger. One of my earrings, which was on the chest of drawers, had fallen on the ground and it took me half an hour to find it.
On the last night, Mariella voluntarily offered to take me to Navigli at 20:30. We had a meeting in the flat to which she did not show up. When she came home at around 23:00, she did not say anything about why she hadn't come to our meeting. Instead she chose to scream at me for leaving drops of water on the bathroom floor.

I really hope that this experience was special to me and other people will enjoy her flat, which is very centrally located. I just had to honestly share my experience for the sake of others, who may not feel comfortable with an unwelcoming host and no privacy. Mariella was a total zero as a host with me.

To conclude on a positive note, Milan is a fabulous city! Very much worth the visit!