My all time favourite AirBnB, the apartment is fabulous and the host, Fabrizia makes the place a home away from home.
The apartment is in a beautiful historic building that is central and walking distance to almost everywhere you want to go in Milan. It is a large apartment, beautiful tall windows with the classic shutters. It was hot but I slept well with the fan in the room and the bed is comfortable. There are restaurants and shops outside your door, I just loved it. Now about Fabrizia, where do I start? She is now someone I call a friend. Not more than 24 hrs after my arrival I had a fall, spraining and fracturing my ankle. I arrived back at the flat and Fabrizia saw my ankle swelling and suggested I go to the hospital, she got a taxi for me (taxi stand is metres away) and after returning later that day on crutches I invited her to meet me for dinner at a restaurant steps away. The next day I had to travel on two trains as I had a wedding in Montecatini. I wasn't sure how I could manage as I was travelling on my own, I couldn't walk nor carry luggage. Over dinner she and her friends organized "Special Wheelchair Assistance" known as SalaBlu at the Train stations relieving me of any stress. By the way the assistance at the train stations and airports in Italy are amazing. Not only did Fabrizia call for assistance which helped so much as SalaBlu agents didn't speak English, but she came in the taxi with me to the train station, waited for SalaBlu to pick me up in a wheelchair. This was not the end of my stay as I had one night in Milan at the end of my trip and luckily I had already booked the last night with Fabrizia. She greeted me with a nice lunch and then took me around Milan to see some sights, I was a bit more mobile but I didn't have to walk too far as her place was close to everything, the duomo, art galleries, Castello, Galleria and more. We planned dinner that night, her friends joining us and had a wonderful evening at a restaurant that only Milanese would know about, it was lovely. The next morning Fabrizia booked my train ticket to the airport and she even accompanied me in the taxi taking me and my luggage safely on board the train.
I don't know what I would have done if I were staying somewhere else. Fabrizia went above and beyond her hosting duties and I am eternally grateful for her kindness and generosity. She was the silver lining of my accident making my trip to Milan so enjoyable. I will visit again and highly recommend a stay at her apartment, and if you do, take some time to chat with Fabrizia. Ciao Ciao! Michelle