If anything, the apartment is even better than the photos show. It's a great, light-filled flat overlooking the canal accessed via a secure courtyard, with easy access to dozens of restaurants and bars, plus really short distances reach to multiple trams and metro lines. The apartment puts you right in the heart of the beautiful and historical Navigli district and I can't recommend it enough.
Giulio is the perfect host, easy to reach and ready to work with guests to make sure their stay is a complete success. If/when I return to Milano I will definitely be staying here. I'd give 6 stars if it were an option.
*yes, you can hear the bars a bit at night, because the flat is literally on one of the most popular streets for night life in the city - I never had issues sleeping. Also if your stay includes the last Sunday of a month a massive and amazing market takes over the canal all day!