We stayed at Francesca's place for 4 nights. Francesca accommodated our earlier than planned check in time, met at the entrance and gave helpful instructions. It is a charming, old-world apartment with everything we needed and where everything works well, although we didn't get to use AC, but WITHOUT the old place smell. Very convenient location, right by the metro station, which we did get to use in addition to walking to the center (~20-25 min). Area is safe, vibrant, has enough places to get you started with coffee and to finish the day with a drink. The windows face the inner courtyard with surprisingly no noise from the pizzeria back doors. You will likely hear an occasional neighbour talking while going down the stairs in the morning or at night, or garbage getting picked up, but most of the time it is surprisingly quiet, viva to thick impenetrable walls and high ceilings. There is a booklet on the table with some suggestions to eat/drink, but we didn't get a chance to check it out. We found it a good and convenient place to stay in Milan.