Bice and Guilios place is AMAZING! Staying in this Italian -style home is what made our family vacation a complete success. Here is why:
- You will enjoy great views from ALL WINDOWS. There are 8 windows around the house and each one offers a unique view to historical, ancient architectural structures and buildings.
- You will have convenience. It is located near so many great, affordable restaurants, gelato shops, trains, clothing stores. You can follow the tourist routes and easily walk to the main attractions from this house, the Last Supper, the shopping Galleria, the shopping district. Not to mention it is walking distance to the Duomo and our personal favorite - the Hop-On-Hop-off bus!
- It is right smack in the center of the nightlife! Down below there are people walking, talking, laughing, etc until 1 am every night. It is entertaining to watch the locals, safely from your upstairs windows. But if it gets too noise - not a problem - close the heavy windows that seal off all the sound.
- You will experience an authentic Italian living environment with true Italian decor. Clearly, no detail was spared when decorating this home. The cultural decorations and fittings include: farm style dining table with wicker chairs, black shelving with Italian folk art and design books, black metallic lighting fixtures mounted on walls, earth-tone painted walls, etc.
We stayed for a week and during my "rest day" in this home, I pretended to live in Milan and spent the day washing clothes in the washer and then hanging to dry in the sunny bedrooms on the drying racks. I moved the racks from room to room - following the sunlight and enjoying the city sounds. I "cooked" in the pleasant kitchen and served my family proscuitto, cheese and bread for dinner - before a lazy stroll down to the canal, where we bought a $2 beer and walked around. Needless to say, if you stay in this home, you will love it! If you don't love it - then you don't appreciate the enrichment benefits of an authentic cultural experience and should stay at a hotel. Arrivederci!