Perfect, perfect, perfect location for design showrooms, dining, shopping, museums, parks. A short walk to metro, taxi and rail access. Five minutes walk to Lanza or Monte Napoleone. We passed the P. Brera maybe ten times each day, in the early morning when the sidewalk cafes open, at dusk when the tarot readers set up their candlelit tables, and late at night, when the shadows on the foggy via Brera conjure a noir movie set.
The place looks as good in person as it does in the photos. Soothing contemporary colors. Effective, adjustable lighting. AC, heat, ventilation, wifi. All mod cons. Every inch is used, and is useful. The unit is only one floor above ground level, so traffic noise might disturb light, or late, sleepers. Operable full-height windows overlook the street, a pedestrian and bicycle link between residential areas to the east and the offices in the historic center to the west. We enjoyed preparing breakfast in the kitchen while observing Milanese on their way to work.
By contacting us by text regarding our scheduled arrival by train from the other side of Italy, Andrea and his wife Romina were able to greet us outside the door the moment our taxi pulled up. A doorway like any other in Italy, innocous, anonymous, unmarked, invisible. They explained the access, pointed us to nearby grocery and breakfast spots, and then left us alone. On the last day, rain. Andrea suggested we could find umbrellas on the street... sure enough, a vendor appeared on the corner two doors down as the first raindrops fell. Done.