Barbara's loft is precisely like the pictures. It is located in a quiet private street very close to the bus that can take you to Porta Genova station in less than 15 minutes and from there you can go anywhere easily. Barbara is very nice and her loft is nice too.
The only drawback I found is that the neighbors noise comes right in though the walls and ceiling. Nothing to keep you away from renting Barbara's loft but can be a little annoying if you try to sleep late in the morning. Other than that we found every thing else very good.