Rosella (Alex’s mum) met us at the apartment and made us feel welcome. She suggested Corso Como as an area we should visit (we did – good fun). The apartment is in a very local, almost village-like neighbourhood. We got chatting to a group of guys at a local pub who all knew each other from living in the same street. Friendly enough guys, although a couple got a bit pushy towards the end of the night as Italian men are wont to do! The apartment itself is lovely. My friend took the sofa bed downstairs while I had the master bedroom upstairs, and we each had our own bathroom. There’s a super cute balcony out the back which overlooks the inside of the building. Only slight drawback was too little ceiling space in the upstairs bathroom (had to sit down in the shower to wash my hair) but that is not Alex or Rosella’s fault at all, just a slight design mishap, and fine for shorter people! I’d definitely recommend this place for its authentic Milano feel and neighbourhood, all the mod cons and brilliant hosts.