We had an amazing time at Carlo's apartment. The building is located about 25-30 mins from downtown Duomo Sq. The bus stop is about 15 meters away from the flat. There is a Turkish restaurant about 20 meters away from the flat, right next to it a good cafe place where you can buy cafe macchiato for 1,40 €. There is also a Japanese restaurant, a pastry shop where you can buy fresh bread, rolls and right next to it a pharmacy. About 200 meters away from the flat there is a supermarket called Punto where you can buy everything you need. The flat itself is on the first floor in a safe area. It's very cozy and clean. The kitchen is well equipped, you can fix a quick breakfast, dinner there but I trully recommend that Turkish restaurant across the street, the food is really fresh, the meat is tasty and the price is unbeatable: 7 € for a big Dörner plate but you also can get vegetarian dish there.
We haven't met Carlo in person but he was very helpful during our stay. Please note that: there is no early bus service in that area, so if you have an early flight from Malpensa you need to take a taxi to Centrale in order to catch your airport shuttle bus or train. The taxe ride from the flat to Centrale was 21 €. The earliest bus comes at 6.07 a.m. We had an 8 a.m flight so we had to ask Carlo to help us out. He was very helpful and kind to make a taxi reservation for us for 5 a.m. Thanks again Carlo for you help! See you next time in Milano! :)