"Charme in Brera" is an understatement for this wonderful apartment in Milan. It is a large one-bedroom apartment, recently refurbished with everything one could need for a short or long stay (we stayed a month). Francesca Poletti, the host, used her keen design experience to give the apartment a warm cozy feel. The apartment itself has exposure to light and air on two sides with beautiful views of the adjacent houses, a modern bathroom, a comfortable bed with a big closet, and a great livingroom to lounge in. The location of the apartment cannot be beat. We went to the Scala one night and it is literally a 10 minute walk. The Duomo also 10 minutes. And the cafes', restaurants, and shops of Brera are 5 minutes outside your door, though the apartment is extremely quiet, except for the bells of the Chiesa del Carmine around the corner which ring and reinforce with sound what a beautiful city Milan is. There is every form of public transport nearby--busses, trams, the subway, taxis. Francesca left us a trove of supplies with coffee, milk, toast, eggs, etc. upon our arrival and was extremely attentive when we needed guidance. There is plenty of grocery shopping nearby and a convenient pay parking garage at Via Brera 3. We enjoyed our stay so much, and were so sad to leave on departure day--we hope to come back and stay again at Francesca's "charme" house.