We had the pleasure of meeting Nives' mother, who was really kind. Despite our language barrier, she was able to give us the ins and outs of the apartment.

When we arrived, we noticed a faint smell of cigarette smoke in the living room, but this eventually dissipated by the time we got back from touring Milan. Not sure if this was due to a previous tenant smoking.

The location is near a street with heavy traffic, so you'll hear a little honking during the day, especially if you decide to leave the windows open. At night, we turned on the large fans and closed the windows, and we didn't have any noticeable issues with outside noise.

The place is really clean and larger than we expected. The apartment is somewhat away from the city center but close to a metro station.