First star: The warm and friendly greeting at the front door from owner Elisabetta and her little dog Kalesi (a sweet and quiet little puppy). Whether by text or by email, Elisabetta will seem to be ever available as your concierge with just the right recommendations and tips for getting around Milano or finding the perfect restaurant or a shop with that wall plug adapter you left at home.
Second star: The charmingly decorated, efficiency apartment with all the comforts a traveler planning to be out and around most of the day and night ever would need.
Third star: The useful, easy little neighborhood around the apartment, halfway between the central city and Milan Expo, sprinkled with excellent, affordable restaurants, not bustling like so much of Milano but well worth exploring.
Fourth star: Given only to those places that deliver everything they promote…and then a bit more to add joy to your day and your travels.
Elisabetta is refurbishing some additional rooms so there was construction being done during my week’s stay but it never was obtrusive.