The air conditioning in this apartment was brilliant as the weather was exceptionally hot! The bed was firm but comfortable and the lack of noise was just wonderful.
A few things would have brought it up to 5 stars such as more than one wine glass, a 2 cup coffee pot - there was only a 1-cup pot! - some kitchen drying up/hand cloths and an apartment manual which showed instructions for how to use the oven (the clock was flashing zeros and it took us a while to work out how to set it so we could use the oven!) and where the local markets, supermarkets were. Also there is no plug for the bath so could only use the shower.
The washing machine was a bonus though.
There wasn’t a welcome pack and we would have liked a bottle of water and some milk to have been in the fridge rather than us having to go out again after a flight, train and walk in boiling heat!
The area at night comes alive with bars and people. There are some excellent bars and some not so good ones so choose carefully. We liked the bars on the opposite side of the river.
We had a good trip by train to a place called Vigevano and had a nice lunch in a pretty piazza. We would recommend taking a train to Varenna and then ferry to Bellagio which was also a great day trip.
The apartment is very nice and cool and tucked away from the hustle and bustle and we enjoyed our stay. Vasco welcomed us and gave us the idea to visit Vigevano.