This was the best place and the best host I have experienced thus far with Airbnb. Ms. Mara is the kindest and most genuine person that I will probably ever meet. She accommodated my two babies by making them each a soft baby bed with a pack N play each. She had a stuffed animal in each bed. She also had baby food and yogurt so after a long travel day I didn't have to worry about what I would feed them and I was able to get them all settled into their beds and cleaned up with baby shampoo and soap that she provides for us.
It was so wonderful coming "home" as Ms. Mara says after a day of travel to a personalized note from her. She assisted in so much more than was necessary but it was so very appreciated. She helped me to park my car and to find parking, she helped us with recommendations and offered to walk us places like to g et pizza, the metro, local grocery store, coffee shops, bakery, etc. She translated for us to various people to ensure we would get the most out of our time in Milan. She remembered my children's names and immediately used them when we first met. Mara makes Milan, period. Milan is a lovely place to visit because it has Mara. I have never written a review for anything in my life, this is my first and I just cannot say enough to stress how wonderful of a person she is.
The apartment is just beautiful and perfect with plenty of room. She had coffee and tea waiting for us and she had cream to because I briefly mentioned that my mom drank coffee with cream. She had a lovely fruit basket and candy dish waiting for us as well as some food staples. She even offered to go get us something specific if we needed from the store when we arrived at 10:30 at night, we of course declined. We had more than what we needed, we had love and kindness from a complete stranger and we had a lovely home for 5 days. She made sure to interact with us each day and ask us if we needed help figuring out what to do or where to go. She checked to see how we slept. If it was too hot or too cold, how my children were adapting. This place is even larger than what it looks like in the pictures and my family really enjoyed everything about our experience in Milan.