I had a great one week stay at Francesca's. She was very thoughtful to have asked what I'd like for breakfast and left me the fresh bread, fruits and eggs that I asked for. She even left me a lovely tin of Italian coffee as a souvenir.

Francesca's flat has everything one can possibly need, including washing machine, laundry detergent, soap, towels, etc. The flat is small and tidy and while the bed'room' is upstairs in the loft area, if there is another 1-2 persons staying together, they can sleep on the sofa bed which can fit two people. I had a friend join me in Milan and when I asked for additional sheets, Francesca was able to organize for a friend to come by and drop these off on the same day of the request. That is much appreciated.

The internet works very well. The flat seemed to have been refurbished in recent years thus the building and inner courtyard look quite modern. The flat is not in the most central or 'hip' neighborhood of Milan but I can see it can be further gentrified in the coming years. The flat is about a 10-minute leisure walk to the Loreto metro station (red line) and from there it's quite easy to get anywhere in the city by metro. There is a fruit shop quite next door, several pizzerias, pastry shops, florist, pharmacy and other smaller shops. Carrefour Express supermarket is about a 4-minute walk so all in all a handy place. Overall, I think the flat is a great value for money and would recommend it.

All in all, I had a wonderful time and appreciates Francesca's flexibility and timely response to all my queries.

Grazie mille, Francesca!