Add ours to the preponderance of compliments for the hosts! Now about the place itself. We were in Milan for business and this is why the Bike Studio worked so well for us: faultless Internet connection, very good lighting, big enough table for two work stations, right-height chairs, plenty of electrical outlets … on down the list to wooden hangers for business suits. The location is ideal for getting around Milan (and to Pavia). Right on the corner there’s a bus stop—and on workdays buses are seven minutes apart. Within two blocks there are a taxi rank, more bus and tram lines, and a suburban train station. On the domestic side: there’s a washing machine (for shirts, a French laundry two doors down), and there’s a full, well-equipped kitchen—dishwasher even. Shopping is easy with nearby a very good fruit and vegetable shop, Carrefour and Esselunga supermarkets, a traiteur, a fresh-pasta shop, a number of bakeries--check out Egalite. There are many options as well for eating out. One eats so well in Italy! Not to worry, a few streets away, there’s a gym.