CONS: The apartment smells like cigarettes. Very hard to breathe and woke up every day coughing. The shower doesn’t work, some lights don’t work, the toilet is stained and missing the flush button so you have to stick your hand into a hole with open wires to flush the toilet. The sofas are old and dirty. The location is terrible. You will be far from the train, the Piazza del Duomo and Navigli (top 3 locations you will want to be close to)
The host is what I call “nice enough”. Our other hosts in Italy left cards, wine, chocolates - they were extremely kind, caring, and hospitable. Here - you get the keys and a stranger’s phone number to contact if there are any issues.
Pros: cool skylights and looks good in pictures.