Homy Apartment via Altaguardia, Milan, Lombardy

The accommodation

Large and elegant two floors apartment situated in the very heart of Milan. The warmth of wood and a rustic but refined taste will greet you inside the comfortable rooms of this apartment, surrounding you in a very typical italian atmosphere which will make you forget you are in the centre of a metropolis.

The apartment is inside a very nice and typical Old Milan building on a side street, just outside Milan ancient city walls and just few minutes away by foot from one of the famous 6 doors of Milan: Porta Romana. You can easily reach the area which is situated near Milan historic centre and fashion district and very close to all the many possibility of Milan's lively night life. It host 4 people maximum.

The apartment

The apartment is large and comfortable, made of two floors and provided with all facilities.

You will be welcomed in a large and elegant living room, refinery furnished and provided with two leather sofa, placed in front of the modern TV set. The living room is enriched by a warm and modernly designed fireplace and by a large wardrobe which hides a pleasant surprise: it can in fact easily be transformed into a double-decker bed!

tThe living area is completed by the clear taste of the dining table and the refined elegance of the furnishing and ornaments.

In order to relax, during your evenings in Milan, you can choose one of the many books disposed inside the two hanging libraries or turn on the stereo and listen to some good music.

The kitchen is separate from the living room and it's small but functional. Every useful cooking instrument is provided: pot and dishes, cups and percolator, cutlery, sink, dishwasher, gas cooker and oven… White tiles and a window make the kitchen pleasantly bright while the wooden shelves give it the warmth of a domestic atmosphere.

A spacious bathroom completes the ground floor: it's surfaces are gracefully refined and it's provided with a radiator to warm your towels, a shower and a bathtub to ease your relaxing moments.

Up the winding staircase you will find the upper floor, which has a characteristic gambrel roof and hosts a large rustic bedroom and a toilet. The queen-size bed is wide and comfortable, provided with all facilities. Two refined wooden night tables and some rough beams give the attic a most rural and cozy atmosphere. A second TV set will keep you occupied while you're relaxing on the soft queen-size bed and you'll be able to choose what movie to watch among a small choice of VHS, collected in the minimal-designed library.

The apartment is also provided with all facilities: towels, sheets, appliaces (dishwasher, hoover, hairdryer…), broad band free wi-fi, TV set and air conditioning.

Setting

The neighbourhood

The apartment is a few minutes walk from Porta Romana underground stop (line 3, yellow), which is just two underground stops away from Piazza del Duomo and the very heart of the city of Milan. From there you can easily reach almost every part of Milan in about half an hour by underground, Rho Fiera Milano included (Rho Fiera stop on line 1, red), and reach Fiera Milano City (Lotto Fiera or Amendola Fiera stop on line 1, red) in about ten minutes and 7-8 underground stops.

With a 10 minutes walk from your apartment you can also reach a large supermarket (Esselunga) on via Ripamonti and a shopping centre on Piazzale Lodi, where you can find anything you should need.

Activities and attractions

The loft is situated just out side the ancient city walls of Milan, of which you can see some impressing ruins in Porta Romana, one of the famous medieval 6 doors of Milan. Via Altaguardia is a very quiet street, just few minutes away by foot from Porta Romana a very popular and well frequented square of Milan.

In this place you have the advantage of being away from the chaotic traffic of the center of Milan, enjoying one of the very typical small streets of the historical city with their beautiful and wonderfully decorated 19th and 20th century building, but still be near the most popular districts of the city: just half an hour walk or 2 underground stops to the Duomo or the famous artist district of Brera. In 5 minutes by underground or by car you can be in the fashion district or outside the magnificent medieval building of the Castello Sforzesco, with its wide gardens and its famous museums, and you can also decide to enjoy a very special cultural evening listening to some italian opera in Teatro alla Scala or watching some perforative heart in the also well-known Piccolo Teatro.

You hungry? Just enjoy a little walk in the narrow, typical streets of old Milan to reach one of the many restaurants in the surroundings of the apartment, where you can find priceless italian haute cuisine, or simply very good pizza along with some typical italian and Milan dishes, and even japanese, chinese, indian or argentinian dishes! If you want our advice, take your time and try one of the cocktails and Happy hour of the famous "MIlano da bere"!