Filippo’s appartment has excellent location and was well equiped for our 3 days trip to Milan. 5 minutes walk from the appartment to Porta Garibaldi metro and train station (2 stops by metro M2 to Milan Centrale, train to Expo and other cities) and up to10 minutes walk to the innovative smart city district (Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest), Piazza Gae Aulenti (Eat, Read, Dream café), Eataly (4 floors full of Italian food), Panorama (Italy in 15 minutes), street Corso Como full of shops and places to eat, basic grocery store hidden under the Piazza Gae Aulenti etc.). Nearby are small and neat restaurants. And yes, a bicycle rent was basically in front of the house!

Nevertheless, few things to consider for further improvement or to consider planning your stay. Although I’m from North and used to cold I would have liked to have a little heating switched on as the weather was partly rainy and we needed to dry our clothes (trip was in October). The concrete floor would be wonderful during hot summer days (a way to keep the apartment cooled), but we missed our wool socks or slippers. These things would be good to know beforehand for example if you are pack backer and need to wash your clothe during your trip, or if you have used to run bare foot indoors (no wooden floors or carpets). As an exotic gift I got flu to take with me back home. ☺

All in all we were warmly welcomed, we had lovely stay and as a bonus the housekeeper in the lobby was helpful (although she didn’t speak English we understood each other well).

We’d definitely use Filippo’s apartment again to stay in Milan.