We stayed here for one very hot night, and we were surprised by all the overwhelmingly positive reviews. We would not stay here if we are in Milano again. The biggest problem was the heat. We knew ahead of time that the apartment did not have AC, but some apartments manage to have enough airflow to stay manageable even in very warm weather. Nives' apartment is not one of them. She provided two fans for us, but the four of us were very uncomfortable and had difficulty sleeping. The apartment also seemed dated — the refrigerator did not keep our food cold no matter how we adjusted it (maybe this had something to do with the extreme heat), the fabric of the pull-out couch that our boys slept on had lots of holes and tears (covered by a sort of slipcover during the day), and the elevator was cranky and stopped working while we were getting our bags to the apartment.
The apartment is well located near both train stations, and Nives' directions to find it were excellent. The neighborhood was unexciting at best, and especially at night felt a bit sketchy. The supermarket that used to be across the street has shut down. The apartment was very clean, which is important, but that did not overcome the rest of the issues we had with it. It might have been OK on a night that was not so hot, but even then it still would not have been any better than just OK.