Marco Polo Apartment

Marco Polo Apartment Overview

First Impressions

The Marco Polo Apartment sits on a quiet side street in Milan‘s Porta Nuova district, and honestly, the location surprised me in the best way. You’re close enough to hear the gentle hum of the city, but far enough from the main thoroughfares that you can actually sleep with the windows open. The building itself has that understated Milanese elegance — nothing flashy, just clean lines and a sense that someone cared about the details.

Location & Neighborhood

This four-star spot puts you right in the thick of Milan’s business district, which might sound boring, but actually works brilliantly for travelers. The towering skyscrapers of Porta Nuova are a five-minute walk away, and you know what? They’re genuinely impressive, especially at night when they light up the skyline. Garibaldi station is practically next door, so getting anywhere in the city is ridiculously easy — I mean, you can be at the Duomo in fifteen minutes.

The Apartment Experience

What I love about this place is that each apartment feels like someone’s actual home, not a sterile hotel room. The kitchenette is small but functional — perfect for making morning coffee or heating up those amazing pastries from the bakery around the corner. The living spaces have this comfortable, lived-in quality that makes you want to kick off your shoes and sprawl on the sofa after a long day of sightseeing.

Practical Comforts

The bedrooms are surprisingly spacious for Milan standards, with windows that actually open (a rarity in many hotels here). I appreciated having proper closet space and a desk where I could spread out my maps and guidebooks. The bathrooms are modern without being intimidating — good water pressure, plenty of hot water, and those little touches like decent lighting that make getting ready in the morning less of a struggle.

Why Guests Love It

Look, this isn’t the kind of place that’s going to wow you with a fancy lobby or a rooftop restaurant, but that’s sort of the point. It’s for travelers who want to feel like they’re living in Milan rather than just visiting. The neighborhood has authentic trattorias where locals actually eat, and there’s a wonderful energy during the evening passeggiata when everyone’s heading home from work. Plus, with parking available (which is genuinely rare in central Milan), it works well if you’re planning day trips to Lake Como or the Italian Riviera.

Apartments in Milan suit families with balcony windows, full kitchens, and sunset strolls through Sempione Park gardens.

Marco Polo Apartment Accommodations

Reviews of Marco Polo Apartment

• Superb – Mitchell from France – 15 October 2025 (9/10)

  What could be improved: shower a little cosy

• Superb – Muhammad from Pakistan – 25 August 2025 (9/10)

  Great apartment, very spacious.
  
  What could be improved: A bit far from Centre. Taxi is best travel mode.

• Very good location if your aim is Porta Nuova, very spacious apartament. Great host, very helpfull. – Karolina from Poland – 5 April 2025 (9/10)

  Very nice apartament in the heart of modern Porta Nuova. Close to restaurants and metro lines.
  Very spacious, very clean, tv with Italia chanels but with Prime Video as well. Coffie machinę with capsuls, oven, new fridge. Everythink that you need for a stay. Apartament in on 5th floor but there is an elevator. Great host, Varsha was available and n the What’s up all the time. Very kind person.
  
  What could be improved: Construction works on the next side of the street, they start around 8 in the morning.

• Worth its price, for sure. – Mustafa from Germany – 30 October 2024 (9/10)

  Location was good.
  
  What could be improved: There were noises due to constructions. Hearing was not in our control, it is centralized. Also, I believe having a carpet at the living room would be great.

• Superb – Zoe from United Kingdom – 28 May 2024 (9/10)

  Location was perfect for getting around. Varsha the host was lovely and really helpful.
  
  What could be improved: Work being done across the road, so were woken up very early

• Good value apartment with great host. – Mike from United Kingdom – 13 March 2024 (9/10)

  Great apartment in a good location. Varsha was very friendly and explained how everything worked. A good number of Bars and restaurants close to the apartment. Very handy for Milan Central station and easy walk into central Milan. Would highly recommend.
  
  What could be improved: Nothing.

• Clean place and close to everything – Þröstur from Iceland – 27 October 2023 (7/10)

  The location was great and the lady with the apartment was so good to us
  
  What could be improved: We think that there are bed bugs in the bed, we got bites all over our body.

• Great Location, super host, went up and beyond – Andrew from United Kingdom – 9 October 2023 (9/10)

  the host went up and beyond when our flight was delayed and the road closed meaning we arrived at the property 2 hours past the latest check-in time…

• short stay in Milan – Damian from Australia – 8 October 2023 (9/10)

  The apartment was very spacious. Fairly close to major tourist attractions. Close the business and shopping center.

• very helpful staff and seperate bedroom – Kelli from United States – 17 May 2023 (9/10)

  staff was excellent
  
  What could be improved: street bar was noisy, but other guests may love it.
  
  grocery and great restaurants nearby.

Facilities