The studio is about as close to the Milano Centrale train station as you can get without being on the tracks! If proximity to the trains is something you need, this is a very good spot, also very close to metro and bus lines that can take you to other spots in the city in a jiffy. If you want to walk to sites or hip areas it is a bit far, but it is close to Leoncavallo, an amazing graffiti-bedecked social center with tons of great events that I'd encourage anyone nearby to check out.

Ale, Ari, and Nic (and the pets) were all extraordinarily kind and helpful. I felt like a member of the family right from the get-go from the dogs rushing to greet me at the door to the Italian mother urging me to eat more in the kitchen :) The room is quite spacious with a great desk area for working, but the bed is a bit small (I am 5'7 and my feet were hitting the edge).

The one downside for me here was that it is a smoking household and it definitely pervades everywhere. If you're very sensitive to smoke as I am, it could be an issue.