My 2 friends and I were travelling in Northern Italy and when we woke on the travel day it was raining so we left early for our next destination at Claudia's. Although we were earlier than expected Claudia was very gracious and let us in early. The directions Caudia gave to the apartment worked for us perfectly. We took a cab from the train station and it was $15.00. She was a very welcoming and cheerful host. We met her neighbours in the stairwell and they were also very kind and welcoming.
Her home was very nicely decorated and is exactly as in the photo. It is stylish, bright, clean and comfortable. There was coffee, assorted groceries and mentholated candies which were thoughly appreciated. I admit that we were nervous to stay in Chinatown as some China Towns have a bad reputation however we were perfectly at ease within the neighbourhood.
Claudia gave us a suggested route of the city to take advantage of Milans special areas. We followed her map and had a wonderful experience walking down the streets enjoying the architecture and the sites and flavours of the Castle, Navigali area, the Duomo, Brere district and were in awe at the Eataly grocery store and surounding shops and eateries. The central location of the apartment is ideal.
Both nights we returned around 11 pm and felt very comfortable and at ease walking through the streets.
In the apartment there were lots of towels and hot water for the 3 of us to have showers and there were all of the toiletries you would require including Kleenex tissues which were not present in most of the previous Airbnb's that we had stayed at. There was internet service as well. The beds were comfortable and the pullout easy to use. We were extremely happy with our chosen Airbnb. A bonus is that after so many stair climbs with our luggage in our previous trecks through train stations and Airbnbs, Claudia's building has an elevator that took our cases both up and down!
When we left we walked to the station with our suitcases in tow. It took us approx. 15 minutes to get there and we were able to catch the airport express from that station. I believe it was called Geribaldi Station.