Our family of four was delighted to be able to stay in Marcos's apartment right in the heart of a groovy, chic part of Milan. Driving into Milan is not overly inspiring, but as we closed in on the address of the apartment, the environment became more of what you'd expect from an old European city. The street is narrow and from that we drove into the courtyard and easily parked our quite large car. Marcos's dad Sergio greeted us and his amazing English was much appreciated. The apartment itself was tiny but perfectly comfortable for the four of us. There were bottles of water in the fridge, spare blankets and good water pressure in the shower. Sergio gave us a great restaurant recommendation, close by, Premierata Pizzeria. We actually had one of our most memorable dinners of the trip there - we think the truffle oil went to everyone's heads, including the kids (both under 10)!