I was only in Alessandro's place for two days as I was flying out of Milan and wanted to be close to the Malpensa Express (at Garibaldi FS). The room is a very nice guest room in a modern and spacious apartment you share with Alessandro and his mother, Ana. Apartment is very convenient to two METRO stops, Yellow and Purple, and a longer 15 minutes to Garibaldi FS & METRO.
Also close to the Tram #2 that will take you to the Duomo and Navaghi neighborhood so nicely located for public transport.
Alessandro is a really nice guy, fluent in English and Spanish, and well educated and entrepreneurial. If the Italian economy ever takes off it will be because of people like Alessandro. His mother Ana is a real sweetheart and though she speaks no English, she is patient with speakers of bad Italian like me and very engaging in conversation. You get a nice Italian mother during your stay at her apartment and I say that in the most positive terms. When I return to Milan I would definitely try to stay with them.