Cecilia's flat is perfectly located - just 10 minutes to Duomo, 10-12 minutes to La Scala, we barely ever used transport, walked everywhere. There is a metro station quite close, like 7 minutes, if you need it. As a welcome gift, beers, water and crackers were offered - which is always nice and is a good personal touch :) There is a carrefur express just across the road, which is convenient, this is where we bought cheese and wine for dinner.