Francesco was an excellent host! He gave good restaurant recommendations and directions to sights we wanted to see. He was very responsive and prompt to reply on questions we had. He also helped us make the taxi booking we needed to catch an early morning train.
The apartment was gorgeous and pretty zen, comfortable and in a central location. There was plenty of reading material and a good selection of CDs if you needed to just relax in the evenings. Francesco also provided us tea, coffee and some yogurt.
I would love to have stayed more days at Francesco's if we had more time, and would recommend it to anyone who is visiting Milan.