Start with the good. The location is fabulous and the building and apartment are interesting and what you would hope for if you’re staying in the middle of Milan — a nice inner courtyard and an architecturally interesting apartment on the fourth floor.
That said, we started off on a bad foot. We arrived, having coordinated times with the host, to find that he had sent someone else to meet us (without letting us know this fact) — and she had no access to building. We stood outside for approximately 30 minutes while she continually rang random apartments trying to find someone that would let us in. She also seemed to be texting the host (as were we), but apparently not getting a response or, at least, any solutions.
We finally were able to get in and hoped that we were through the worst of it. The girl that met us was apologetic, but not very friendly. It felt as though she was begrudgingly doing a favor for a friend.
The apartment, however, while true to the pictures, left a bit to be desired. The whole apartment was a bit dirty. My wife and I both had dirty feet after walking around barefoot for a while. The toilet seat in the bathroom wouldn’t stay up. I finally had to use a plastic hanger to rig it so it would stay up. I had messaged the host asking if there was a trick to the toilet seat — he never responded.
The worst was the kitchen. The wine glasses had a layer of dust on them — ok, so we had to wash them out. Whatever. But the weird champagne glasses had — I’m not even sure how to describe it — brown gunk in the bottom of the glasses. I could see how the narrow bases of the glasses might be tough to clean, but it was just gross. If you can’t clean them, get rid of them.
Overall, the location was amazing. No possible complaint there. But, in the end, I wouldn’t stay there again. If we had been staying any longer, I probably would have moved us to a hotel somewhere nearby.