My co-worker and I came to Milan for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile and stayed at Daniela’s apartment for 1 week. We had a very nice stay and Daniela was a lovely host and can speak some English. The apartment is loft style. There is a large living room and kitchen with a full bathroom with a small stand up shower off of the kitchen on the first floor. There is a study with a bed that overlooks the living room on the second floor to the left of the stairway. There is a pocket door that leads to the bedroom off of the study to the right of the stairway. There is another full bathroom with a handheld shower off of the bedroom. Part of the bedroom overlooks the kitchen but it is possible to close the glass doors and curtains for some privacy. If you need more than one bed, the person sleeping in the bedroom will have some privacy but the other person will not. I slept in the living room on the couch since it was on the same floor as the bathroom; the couch was very comfortable. The apartment overlooks a courtyard and not the street so it is very quiet. It gets a lot of sun so it is bright and pleasant. We were there in early April so there was not an issue with mosquitoes. This apartment is Daniela’s primary residence so it felt like we were staying at a friend’s place which I prefer to a hotel. If you have allergies, Daniela does have a cat that she will take with her when she vacates the apartment.
The apartment is in a nice neighborhood and the location is convenient. It is not very close to a metro station but we did walk to Porta Genova a few times and it was a pleasant walk. The 3 and 9 trams are right out front. The 3 takes you to the Duomo. The 9 was re-routed for the week of the fair but it should take you to the Porta Genova or Porta Romana metro stations. There is a Carrefour market at the corner and restaurants and good gelato place right on the block. There are also some canals a few blocks away that have tons of restaurants and nightlife. We enjoyed staying here and Daniela was a pleasure to work with.