WELCOME TO MILAN
Via Nino Bixio, 10
HOUSE GUIDE
INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCESS THE FLAT
IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING DOOR:
Once you arrive in front of the main door, open on your phone the Vikey link you received, which contains your digital keys. You will see the button “BUILDING DOOR”.
On the intercom keypad, dial 145 and then press the button with the bell symbol.
On the Vikey link on your phone, now press “BUILDING DOOR” and, when “OPEN THE DOOR” appears, tap “OK.” The main door will open.
Enter the courtyard and find Staircase A on your left.
Walk up to the first floor. When you reach the landing, past the elevator to the right side you will find the apartment door with the keybox on its left.
IN FRONT OF THE FLAT DOOR
The apartment keys are inside the black keybox located next to the door. The code to open it is 2026. Lower the cover and turn the dials to align the numbers 2 0 2 6. Then lower the lever to the left of the numbers and open the box by pulling it towards you.
Take the keys and close the lockbox again, scrambling the numbers so the combination is no longer visible.
You can now enter the apartment.
The lock to open the door is the lower one, as shown in the photo.
Inside the apartment you will find a second set of keys, that you may use during your stay and that must be left on the table on the day of your check-out.
CHECK-OUT – VERY IMPORTANT
Please lock the door when you check out. Then place only one set of keys inside the lockbox outside the door. Open the lockbox using the same procedure as at check-in. Insert the keys, take a photo and send it via the Airbnb chat, then close the lockbox and scramble the numbers so it cannot be opened. Close the black cover.
The second set of keys must be left on the table inside the apartment, please.
WI-FI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Please avoid using too many electrical appliances at the same time (hair dryer, washing machine), as this may cause a power outage in the apartment.
If this happens, please proceed as follows:
Turn off all the appliances you were using.
Check the electrical panels 1 and 2 located beside the entrance door, on the right.
Make sure that all the switches are in the on/up position
If not, switch them all back on and everything should return to normal.
EQUIPMENTS
AIR CONDITIONING
The air conditioning system is working through the splits you can find in the living room and in the bedroom. Each split has its own remote control. Use the remotes to set the desired temperature.
Please make sure that the lower switch beside the window is set on I to make sure the system wotks properly. Do not set the temperature below 20°C, as this may cause the system to block.
HEATING SYSTEM
You can comtrol the heating in the flat through the panel shown in the picture and located at the entrance of the flat, on the wall between the bathroom and the bedroom .
To control the heating released by the radiators, please turn the handles located on them.
VERY IMPORTANT
Please check the detailed instructions in the link to manage the heating system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBqdNUt5Shw.
You can also check the same instructions by scanning the QR code on the control panel
DISPOSE OF GARBAGE AND RECYCLING
Please separate waste as follows:
- ORGANIC WASTE
- GENERAL WASTE – NON-RECYCLABLE
- PAPER AND CARDBOARD
- GLASS (CLEAN)
- PLASTIC (CLEAN)
The waste-sorting bins are located in the kitchen, under the sink.
TRASH BAGS MUST BE TAKEN TO THE BUILDING COURTYARD, separating them according to the instructions on the different containers.
Please take the trash OUT during your stay and also before your departure.
We kindly ask you to carefully follow the instructions provided. Fines are frequent if these rules are not respected, and we would feel sorry if we had to charge them back to you.
HOUSE RULES
- It is strictly forbidden to smoke, even electronic cigarettes
- No parties or events
- Quiet hours from 10 pm to 8 am, please be quite in the common areas of the building especially in the evening
- Turn all the lights and the air conditioning off before going out
- For safety reasons, close all windows when you are not at home
CHECK-OUT
Our guests are kindly asked to leave the flat by 11 am on the day of the check out.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO:
Leave the towels on the bathroom floor (don’t do any washing, please)
Wash your dishes
Switch the lights and the air conditioning off
Close the windows
Take the trash out (instructions in the proper section)
VERY IMPORTANT:
Please make sure to leave one set of keys on the table and the other one locked in the keybox outside the door when you check out..
Open the keybox using the same procedure as at check-in. Insert the keys, take a photo and send it via the Airbnb chat (this is very important to ensure access for the next guests), then close the key and scramble the numbers so it cannot be opened. Finally, close the black cover.
ARRIVING
DISCOVER MILAN
OUR FAVORITE PLACES IN TOWN
SHOPPING
THE MOST POPULAR
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Via Dante, Via Torino, Corso Vercelli
ELEGANT & SOPHISTICATED
Brera: Via Ponte Vetero, Via Solferino, Corso Garibaldi
Quadrilatero della Moda or Fashion district: Via Montenapoleone, Via della Spiga, Via Sant’Andrea
MILANO DESIGN DISTRICTS
PIAZZA GAE AULENTI
CITY LIFE
TORTONA/SAVONA
HIDDEN GEMS
CORSO MAGENTA Area
5 VIE
VIA VINCENZO MONTI and SURROUNDINGS
LIVELY NEIGHBOURHOODS
CORSO DI PORTA TICINESE and NAVIGLI
ISOLA
CHINATOWN
NOT TO MISS
EATALY Piazza XXV Aprile: huge Italian food/wine shop, worth the visit as you can find there 3 floors of Italian specialities from all over the country, and food corners to have lunch and dinner.
MERCATO CENTRALE next to the Central Station: food hall
LUINI Via Santa Redegonda 16: where to eat Panzerotto, a tipical delicious fried folded pizza.
LA RINASCENTE Piazza Duomo: the most important and popular mall
COIN Piazza 5 giornate: nice and cozy mall
CORSO COMO 10 shopping center for a different shopping experience
STREET MARKETS Piazza San Marco, Via Fiamma, Via Fauchè, Viale Papiniano
TRIENNALE Viale Emilio Alemagna, 6: not only a museum but a special place for art, architecture, design and exhibitions
FONDAZIONE PRADA Largo Isarco, 2: an innovative cultural institution
IL CENACOLO Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie, 2: Leonardo’s Last Supper museum
SAN MAURIZIO church Corso Magenta, 15: also named as Cappella Sistina di Milano
THE ROOFTOP TERRACES OF THE DUOMO Piazza Duomo: have a memorable walk on the Duomo cathedral rooftops
ICE CREAM
GROM Piazza Gae Aulenti, Corso Garibaldi, Piazza San Babila, Corso Buenos Aires
AMORINO Ripa di Porta Ticinese, 39
IL FELICE GELATO Piazza Risorgimento, 2B
LA BOTTEGA DEL GELATO Via Pergolesi, 3
CAPPUCCINO AND CROISSANT
COVA Via Montenapoleone, 8: very traditional and really worth a coffee
SANT’AMBROEUS Corso Matteotti, 7
PANARELLO Via della Moscova, 52 and Via Speronari, 3: very popular for its Cannoncino, a special croissant with cream… don’t miss it!
PASTICCERIA SISSI Piazza Risorgimento, 6
MARCHESI Via Santa Maria alla Porta, 11/a and Via Montenapoleone, 9
MOSCOVA QUINDICI Via Moscova, 15
PIZZA
DA ZERO via dell’Orso, 4
SORBILLO Gourmand via Foscolo, 1
L’ANTICA PIZZERIA DA MICHELE piazza della Repubblica, 27
NAPIZ viale Vittorio Veneto, 30
GIOLINA via Bellotti, 6
I CAPA TOSTA Via Perugino, 32
PIZ via Torino, 34
COSÌ FA ANTONIO ESPOSITO via Solferino, 27
HOMEMADE PASTA AND RAVIOLI
PASTA FRESCA DA GIOVANNI Via Ascanio Sforza, 31
PLIN Pastificio con cucina Via Nino Bixio, 2
PASTA FRESCA BRAMBILLA Via Melzo, 2
TRADITIONAL RESTAURANTS
we love for dinner
ROVELLO 18 Via Ariberto, 3
LA LIBERA Via Palermo, 21
MY PRIME’ Via Crispi, 2 (very good fish)
RATANA’ Via De Castillia, 28
DERSETT Viale Gian Galeazzo, 17
TRATTORIE
where to eat cotoletta, ossobuco, risotto alla milanese, mondeghili: to try at least once while you are in Milan
TRATTORIA ARLATI Via Nota, 47
TRATTORIA MILANESE Via Santa Marta, 11
TRATTORIA AURORA Via Savona, 23
AL MATAREL Via Solera Mantegazza, 4
ANTICA TRATTORIA DELLA PESA Via Pasubio, 10
TRATTORIA MASUELLI Viale Umbria, 80
INFORMAL RESTAURANTS
to spend your lunch or dinner everyday
OSTERIA LA VECCHIA LIRA Largo la Foppa, 5
TRATTORIA LA VECCHIA GUARDIA Via della Commenda, 21
LA BETTOLA DI PIERO Via Orti, 17
OSTERIA DEI BINARI Via Tortona, 1
MEDITERRANEA BISTROT Via Santa Marta, 6
USEFUL NUMBERS
- General Emergency and Ambulance: 112
- Police: 113
- Milan Local Police: +39020208
- Firefighters: 115
- Medical Emergency (Doctors): +39116117
- Public transportation info: +390248607607
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