I wasn't going to write a review. I stayed one night in this apartment. Milan was hot and humid. Check-in did not go as planned. I never met the host.

I booked the room a month in advance. Before I purchased train tickets into Milan, I contacted host to approve my planned arrival time of 6-7 PM. He approved.

Hours before catching my train to Milan, I received an email from the host saying if I don't check-in by 6 PM, he will not be able to do check-in until 9:30 PM. My train was due in at 5:55 PM. I wrote host to provide Italian cell. I said I'd jump into a cab as soon as I got off the train. Of course, just before train got into Milan, it stopped on tracks. I called the host to warn. Train was ten minutes late. I get to the taxi line to discover taxis are on strike. I called the host. He suggested I take subway. I have no subway experience in Milan. I was burdened with 60+ pounds of film equipment. I could not see a fast, easy, or safe option with the subway. He asked if he could meet me at the apartment at 9:30 PM. Exhaustedly, I said OK.

I went to the nearest hotel. Used a lobby computer to Google host's address. Forgot to pack a detailed map of the route. Wrote down directions on paper. Walked to host's apartment. It was very hot and humid. The walk took about 20-30 minutes with heavy luggage. I waited 3+ hours.

At 9:35, I called the host, and he said someone was on his way. I was in the apartment by 10 PM, in bed by 10:15. With the taxi strike, had to walk back to train station the following morning at 7 AM to make 11 AM flight. The host was asleep when I left his apartment. The same guy who let me in the night before appeared in the hall to see me out. I assume he had spent the night.

Cold water from the small fridge was offered to me upon arrival, but all I could find was carbonated. I prefer natural, so luckily I had my own, but it was very warm.

Air conditioning is a main reason I picked the apartment. There was no AC on when I arrived. I couldn't find an AC unit. I woke up soaking wet from the heat and humidity.

The bedrooms face the street. When the windows are open, you hear the noise. No screens. Shutters only. It's a good thing I travel with earplugs and deet.

If I had to do it over again, I'd book any hotel near the train station that offered AC and was within walking distance. For $30 extra, I would have had a cool, stress-free arrival, and I might have been able to go out to a nice dinner without schlepping 60+ pounds of luggage with me.