Alexandra's place is cute apartment tucked away in a protected area not far from the train station. The apartment is clean, spacious and comfortable. From the main street you enter through a locked door into a hall, past another locked gated door into a courtyard, into another locked gated door of her building.
Although there was a delay in our ability to check in, Alexandra's hospitality made up for it with her helpful suggestions as well as a bottle of wine for us to celebrate my husbands birthday. I must admit after the bottle of wine, we did do selfie photos with the celebrity cut outs. .lol
The apartment was clean and we were thrilled to have a washer /dryer combo with soap so that we could do laundry in a timely manner and prepare for our trip home.
Alexandra's place is not hard to find, but you will need to be buzzed in. I would not recommend arriving in the evening as the walk from the train station to the apartment is not comfortable and the surrounding area a few blocks away was questionable.
I would recommend Alexandra's place if you are needing a quick stop before flying out of Milan and wanting to catch a few sites, like the Duomo with no issue from her place.
***Tips***
There is a GREAT little butcher shop two doors down. They are friendly and have wonderful cheese, hard salami / pancetta and munchies. Skip the bakery next door (bread was hard, pastries just ok) and walk a block away where there is a BETTER bakery with delicious pastries, bigger selection and friendlier staff. There is also a super market on this same block.
There is a bus just one block over from her home that will take you to the airport for 8 Euros, it runs every 30 mins.
Across from the "bus area" mentioned above is a "Chinese / Pizza Restaurant". Seriously, they had great lasagna, and the Italian soup with "meat ball" was delicious.