The best Airbnbs in Milan are looking more appealing than ever this autumn, with Vogue World: Milano confirmed for 22 September 2026 at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the glass-topped arcade completed in 1877 that sits at the city’s beating heart. Factor in Milan Fashion Week Women’s Collection (22–28 September), and you have a very good reason to book early and stay longer than planned.
The Fashion Week calendar alone spans 60 shows, with 54 in-person presentations and 6 digital, according to Design Scene’s confirmed SS27 schedule. Vogue World is the fifth annual edition of the event since its 2022 launch, and the first time it has ever come to Italy, having previously visited New York, London, Paris, and Los Angeles. This year’s theme, ‘Where The Future Is Made By Hand,’ makes the city’s artisan heritage the centrepiece, and the show will be live-streamed across all international editions of Vogue, per Vogue’s official event guide.
In other words: everyone is going to Milan in September. Booking a hotel feels a little passive given all of that. A well-chosen apartment gives you a kitchen for the espresso you’ll need before the first show, a terrace for the aperitivo you’ll need after it, and enough storage for whatever you buy on Corso Buenos Aires.
Why an Airbnb Makes Sense Beyond Fashion Week
There is a structural reason to consider longer stays, too. Airbnb’s partnership with the City of Milan revealed that nights booked in longer stays averaged over two months, and over 50% of Milan listings already offer a discounted long-term rate. Solo travellers account for just under 70% of longer-stay guests in the city. The most popular districts for those extended bookings are Centrale, Sarpi, Magenta-Sant’Ambrogio, Porta Romana, and Porta Venezia-Dateo. If you were planning to treat Milan as a one-night stopover on a wider Italian itinerary, these numbers might quietly change your mind.
The announcement of Vogue World: Milano was made on 24 February at Sala Alessi, Palazzo Marino, with speakers including Alessandro Michele of Valentino and La Scala principal dancer Roberto Bolle, as Vogue reported. The event also carries a charitable dimension: Vogue is making a dedicated contribution to the Municipality of Milan, with funds directed toward cultural and social initiatives. The YesMilano event listing confirms it marks the first Italian staging in the event’s history.
The Best Airbnbs in Milan, From Canalside Retreats to Design Lofts
The range on offer is genuinely wide. For pure design credibility, the Design Central Milan Apartment (from $541 per night) delivers ’70s Italian style in full: metal accents, geometric lines, a Murano glass chandelier, and Marcel Breuer chairs, with an old-school bar built into the living room for aperitivo hour at home. It sits in Borgogna, well-positioned for Fashion Week venues.
Canal district regulars tend to gravitate towards Locanda Fusetti (from $339 per night), a 1930s-era apartment in Navigli whose owners renovated in 2016 while preserving the original plywood mini kitchen and printed bathroom tiling. The balcony views over the rooftops seal the deal.
If you want something more maximalist, Prestigious Style (from $401 per night) sleeps up to six and comes with an optional car service, a stainless steel kitchen, and moody inky-hued bathrooms. For solo travellers after something considered and quiet, the Penthouse l’Ambrogina (from $175 per night) in the Chinatown district offers a sprawling al fresco terrace near the Arco della Pace, ideal for the spring and autumn shoulder seasons.
Those after industrial character should look at Casera Gottardo (from $196 per night), a Navigli warehouse that originally stored maturing cheese in the 1800s and is now a clean, modernist space with ironwork detailing and a shared outdoor area, a 20-minute walk from the Duomo. At the other end of the aesthetic dial, the Rooftop Apartment (from $431 per night) offers a glass ceiling, skyline views from the bathtub, and a hammock on the terrace.
For families, the Posh Apartment (from $470 per night) near Garibaldi station occupies what was once a photographer’s studio, with a cerulean bathroom and a sun-drenched living room. The Charming Apartment in Historical Center (from $182 per night), tucked between Brera and Central Station, provides 19th-century terracotta floors, Sicilian ceramics, and an original fireplace for those who prefer their history unvarnished.
Fashion Week runs until 28 September. Book before the rates reflect the competition.
