WELCOME TO MILAN
Piazza San Marco, 1
Address: Piazza San Marco, 1 Milano
Intercom on the left of the building door: 4328
Floor: 3rd floor, staircase D
HOUSE GUIDE
INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCESS THE FLAT
IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING DOOR:
Facing the building entrance, open the VIKEY link that we have sent you. On the intercom, on the left of the building entrance, dial the number 4328 and push the bell symbol. Now, on the VIKEY link on your phone, push the button labeled «building door» on your smartphone, and then «ok» to open.
Enter the building gate and take the stairs in front of you: turn right on top of the stairs and follow the garden path, around the corner you will find «Scala D» on your left side. In front of the glass door: dial the number 4328 on the intercom and push the bell symbol. Now, on the Vikey link on your phone, push the buttons «building door» and «ok» again, and the glass door will open. Take the elevator and go to the 3rd floor: the door of the flat is on your left. Look for the apartment n. 328. Please find the key box above the doorbell.
IN FRONT OF THE FLAT DOOR:
The key box on top of the bell contains your keys.
Open the black door on the box: the code that allows you to open it is 5312.
Once you have selected these four numbers, lift the black switch beside them down and the key box will open.
Take the keys and close the keybox: make sure please to scroll the numbers so that the keybox does not open anymore. Unlock the door and enter the flat.
There is a second set of keys inside the flat that you can use during your stay, and that has to be left on the table when you check out.
VERY IMPORTANT:
Please lock the door as you check out
Leave one set of keys on the table and one inside the key box outside of the door as you definitely leave the flat. Open the box and place ONE set of keys inside it, close it and rotate the numbers so that the box does not open anymore. Close the black door of the box.
TO EXIT THE BUILDING MAIN GATE
When the main gate is locked (weekends, evenings) and you have to go out, you have to push the white button on the wall at the top of the stairs ( see the pictures below) to open it.
WI-FI
Network: FASTWEB-PA7UEN
Password: LMRY9EYYPQ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Please do not use two or more electrical appliances at the same time (washing machine, dishwasher, oven, hair dryer…) as it may cause an electricity shortage.
Should the electricity go out in the apartment please proceed as follows:
- Turn all the appliances off
- Check the electrical panel next to the entrance door and eventually Pull all the switches up
If all the buttons are “up”, you have to go to the ground floor and check the main electrical control panel. Enter the little door in front of the elevators: you can open it with the spare key you find in your key sets.
Enter the room and find the panel labelled “ITALCHIMICA” (left side). Lift the switches up and anything should be back to normal in the flat. Please lock the door behind you as you exit the room.
EQUIPMENTS
AIR CONDITIONING
The air conditioning system is activated by the building manager at the beginning of the Summer season (end of May/ beginning of June) until September.
When the system is switched on, you can adjust the temperature in the apartment according to the instructions below:
- to turn the air conditioning ON: turn the top wheel on the thermostat (photo 1) to the left. Then, through the lower wheel, you can control the air power by selecting its speed. You will see a BLUE light on the panel. The cold air will come out of the vent in the living room (see photo 2)
- in each one of the two bedrooms, you will find an air conditioning split that you can turn on and manually adjust in intensity by using the control panel on the right side of the air conditioner (see photo 3).
HEATING SYSTEM
The heating system is activated by the building manager according to Milano municipality rules (winter season: Mid November/Mid April)
During this period, you can control the temperature inside the apartment according to the instructions below:
- to turn the heating system ON, turn the upper wheel on the thermostat to the right side (photo 1). You can then control the air power and it’s speed through the lower wheel. You will see a RED light on the panel. The warm air will come out of the vent in the living room (see photo 2)
- in each bedroom you will find a heater that you can manually turn on: you can reach the control panel on the right of the split,(photo 3) and change the settings according to your needs.
BLINDS
To raise and lower the bedroom blinds, you need to insert and rotate manually the knob you see in the picture (place it in the proper wholes on the walls beside the windows). The knob can be moved from one room to the other in case of need.
WASHING MACHINE
Before using the washing machine, make sure that the right switch inside the laundry room, is on the position «I» as in the picture.
You can now select the program you prefer and wash your laundry.
DISPOSE OF GARBAGE AND RECYCLING
Please make sure to dispose your rubbish as follows:
- ORGANIC WASTE: food waste
- NON RECYCLABLE: generic waste
- PAPER+CARDBOARD
- GLASS (AFTER CLEANING)
- PLASTIC (AFTER CLEANING)
Please separate the rubbish and place the same materials in a bag (one for the paper, one for the plastic, one for the glass, one for the non recyclable).
We kindly ask you to dispose the garbage in the appropriate bins in the garbage room during your stay and before checking out; you can find it exiting the building, down the steps on the left.
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
We kindly ask our guests to leave the apartment by 11:00 a.m. on check-out day.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO:
- Leave the towels on the bathroom floor (not in the washing machine; please do not wash them)
- Do not leave dirty dishes
- Turn all lights and the air conditioning off
- Close all windows
- Dispose of rubbish in the designated areas
VERY IMPORTANT:
As you check put, please make sure that one set of keys is on the table and the other set is inside the keybox outside the door. Open the keybox using the same procedure as at check-in. Put the keys inside, take a photo and send it to us via the AIRBNB chat (this is very important to ensure access for the next guest). Then close the keybox and turn the dials so that it can no longer 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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