The ReidsGuides.com Hotel Guide to Milan, Italy

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CHEAP (under €100 / $130)

Hotel Rovello
The 10-room Rovello is perhaps the most character filled of the three hotels on this quiet street near the Castello—and often the cheapest. It has renovated with shiny new wood floors, stylish furnishings, and orthopedic beds, but has also retained the structure's original wood-beamed ceilings, classy dressing rooms off the baths, nice modern furnishings, and unusually spaciousness bedrooms. Via Rovello is Milan's miracle street for mid-priced hotels: bang in the center of town—a ten-minute stroll in either direction from the Duomo and the Castello —and home to a trio of moderate inns (including the Rovello, London, and Giulio Cesare; the other two are described below). It’s a quiet side street that feels worlds away from the hurly burly, yet is parallel to bustling Via Dante, which is lined by cafes and stores.
Via Rovello 18
Metro: Cardusio
Tel. 02-8646-4654
www.hotel-rovello.it
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Hotel Giulio Cesare
The Giulio Cesare is the most modern of the trio of hotels on this quiet street between the Duomo and Castello. It sports sleek new baths and flashy contemporary furnishings lit by elegantly tall windows under high ceilings. The amenities are perhaps a notch below those of its neighbors (the Rovello, above, and the London, below), with a gruff staff and no laundry or concierge service. Warning: some of the singles are minuscule. Via Rovello is Milan's miracle street for mid-priced hotels: bang in the center of town—a ten-minute stroll in either direction from the Duomo and the Castello —and home to a trio of moderate inns. It’s a quiet side street that feels worlds away from the hurly burly, yet is parallel to bustling Via Dante, which is lined by cafes and stores.
Via Rovello 10
Metro: Cardusio
Tel. 02-7200-3915
www.giuliocesarehotel.it
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Hotel Kennedy
There's absolutely nothing special about the Hotel Kennedy except this: It's where I usually stay if I need to be near(ish) the train station (it's several very long blocks south of Stazione Centrale). First of all, it's dirt cheap (we're talking half the price of most central three-star hotels, with double rooms starting around €60). Secondly, while its décor it utterly basic, everything is spotlessly clean. What's more the multi-generational family that runs it is friendly as can be. Plus, the fact that it's on the sixth floor (at the top of a weensy, rickety elevator) means many of the rooms peek above the surrounding rooftops; from the windows (in some cases, balconies) of those along one side of the long hall, you can even see the spires of the Duomo. Also, I appreciate the fact that, while breakfast is not included, they serve cornetti (croissants) and espresso for the same prices you'd find at any corner bar—no hotel mark-up. One drawback: only two of the 13 rooms have full private bathrooms. Three others have shower and sinks (no toilets); the rest just sinks.
Viale Tunisia 6
Metro; Repubblica or Porta Venezia
Tel. 02-2940-0934
www.kennedyhotel.it
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Hotel Vecchia Milano
It's on the high end of inexpensive, but well worth it for the semi-rustic wood paneling, good-sized tile-floored rooms whose modern built-in units come with marble tabletops, complement of amenities form TV to A/C, and location a quiet side street that's not quite near anything, but close to everything. That sounds like either a backhanded compliment or a nonsensical statement, but what I mean is that it is within 500 yards (easy walking distance) of many top sights, including the Duomo (to the east), the Castello (to the north), Santa Maria delle Grazie with Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper (to the west), and the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana painting gallery (to the southeast). Also, frugal families take note: many rooms come with third beds that flip down from the wall.
Via Borromei 4
Metro: Cordusio
Tel. 02-875-042
www.hotelvecchiamilano.com

Hotel Gritti
OK, the Gritti is a blandly modern but friendly three-star, but it does have one big selling point: it's just 100 meters from Piazza del Duomo. Plus, half the rooms this quiet little piazza opening off busy Via Torino—and a few on the top floor actually peek across the rooftops to the topmost spires of the Duomo. The elderly owner is always around to keep an eye on things, and the location and rich amenities (A/C, minibar, TV) make it a steal at these prices.
Piazza S. Maria Beltrade 4 (off via Torino)
Metro: Duomo
Tel. 02-801-056
No Website; call for rates

Hotel Paganini
OK, this place is absolutely positively nothing fancy—but it is just a 15-minute stroll from Milan's main train station if you need to be near it for an early train (or early airport bus). I also dig that this tiny, utterly basic hotel tucked away on a residential street off the north end of Corso Buenos Aires (Milan's middle class, non-touristy shopping boulevard) feels like a bit you're crashing in the home of some old friends. Sure, it’s a bit dim and bland inside, but that only adds to the feeling that this is far from a proper hotel. The husband- and-wife owners actually live on the first floor, along with their friendly cat, and the high-ceilinged rooms are large and kitted out with spare but homey furnishings. The best ones overlook the large garden out back. Only one of the eight rooms comes with a private bath (and fancy stucco ceiling decorations). Note: if you require a standard hotel with private bathrooms, minibars, and TV sets, DO NOT STAY HERE. You'll be miserable. Click on the links below to find a hotel near the station that better suits your needs and style.
Via Paganini 6
Metro: Loreto or Lima
Tel. 02-204-7443
No Website; call for rates

MODERATE (€100–€150 / $130–$195)

Hotel London
The London is most old-fashioned of the three moderate hotels on this quiet block near the Castello. It offers smiling service, bright and roomy accommodations with worn but solid old furnishings, and 10% off meals in the restaurant next-door. Rooms get smaller as you go up each floor, so try for the first floor. Via Rovello is Milan's miracle street for mid-priced hotels: bang in the center of town—a ten-minute stroll in either direction from the Duomo and the Castello —and home to a trio of moderate inns (including the London, Rovello, and Giulio Cesare). It’s a quiet side street that feels worlds away from the hurly burly, yet is parallel to bustling Via Dante, which is lined by cafes and stores.
Via Rovello 3
Metro: Cardusio
Tel. 02-7202-0166
www.hotellondonmilano.com
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Ariosto Hotel
In the residential Magenta neighborhood, halfway between the Fiera (convention/expo center) and Leonard Da Vinci's Last Supper (which is just 200 yards away), the Ariosto is a quiet hotel of 48 rooms offering four-star style and amenities at low three star prices. Some rooms—wicker and wood furnishings on parquet floors—overlook the private garden from windows or small balconies; others the Liberty Style (Italian Art Nouveau) facades of the surrounding houses. Nice touches: high speed Internet, in-room VCRs, and free bikes (which helps make up for it being at the very edge of the historic center).
Via Ariosto 22
Metro: Conciliazione
Tel. 02-481-7844
www.hotelariosto.com
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Ariston Hotel
The Ariston is one of the first eco-hotels to open in Italy. All its electric devices are low-power and the showers conserve water. All paper products recycled, and the air and water are purified. Even the breakfast is organic. Befitting its ethos, there are free bikes for guests—though there's also a tram stop just a few dozen feet away—and it has a great location about halfway between the Duomo and the Navigli canal district of bars, restaurants, jazz clubs, and art galleries.
Largo Carrobbio 2
Metro: Missori
tel. 02-7200-0556
www.aristonhotel.com
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PRICEY (€150–€250 / $195–$325)

Hotel Manzoni
The Manzoni is a nicely appointed but otherwise pretty nondescript four-star property, though it's very comfortable and comes with a friendly family management. It’s real selling points are the location and relative low rates, for while it may enjoy only half the class of its top-flight neighbors—the Milan Four Seasons and the Grand Hotel—it also rings in at half the price, leaving you more in your pocket to hit the boutiques in the surrounding streets (the Manzoni sits in the center of Milan's famed quadrilatero d'oro top shopping district). One suggestion: don't bother putting down the extra Euros for the suites, since they differ from regular rooms only in that they are slightly larger.
Via Santo Spirito 20
Metro: Montenapoleone
Tel. 02-7600-5700
www.hotelmanzoni.com
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Hotel Star
This modern, three-star hotel has an enviable location on a quiet side-street between the hopping Brera neighborhood and the Castello. The parquet floors with their Oriental rugs support orthopedic beds and (slightly worn) functional furnishings. The baths are ultra-modern; some come with hydromassage showers that can act as steam rooms.
Via dei Bossi 5
Metro: Duomo
Tel. 02-801-501
www.hotelstar.it
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Antica Locanda Solferino
In such a business-minded, workaday city as Milan, it's nice to find a genuinely eccentric hotel like the Solferino. It’s a personable old inn in the heart of the fashionable Brera district beloved by fashion gurus and movie stars. What it lacks in amenities (no to minibars, but yes to WiFi) and cramped baths it more than makes up for with its quirky style, the breakfast in bed, flower-fringed balconies on street-side rooms, and the comforting, homey furnishings that mismatch everything from rustic antique to Liberty-style.
Via Castelfidardo 2
Metro: Moscova or Repubblica
Tel. 02-657-0129
www.anticalocandasolferino.it

WORTHY SPLURGES (OVER €250 / $325)

Grand Hotel et Du Milan
The place to stay since the 1863, halfway between La Scala opera house and the cathedral in the heart of the Quadrilatero d'Oro high fashion shopping district. Completely overhauled in 1993–95, it's now a mix of modern luxe and old-fashioned plush luxury, harking back to the days when Callas would stay nowhere else. Need more pedigree? Composer Giuseppe Verdi spent his final 30 years ensconed in the presidential-style suite, which retains the desk upon which he composed many of his operas (whilst the maestro lay dying, the hotel staff went out each morning to spread fresh hay on the surrounding cobblestone streets to muffle the clatter of hoofs and carriage wheels so the great man could have his rest). When choosing a room, "deluxe" set themselves apart from "classic" by being larger and coming with genuine antiques; suites are so large they feel like mini-apartments.
Via Manzoni 29
Metro: Montenapoleone
Tel. 02-723-141
www.grandhoteletdemilan.it
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The Gray
Chic five-star hotel from the Sina family, done entirely along crisp modernist lines in grey, black and white picked out with red highlights just steps away from Piazza del Duomo and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
Via San Raffaele 6
Metro: Duomo
Tel. 02-720-8951
www.hotelthegray.com
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Straf Hotel
A nouveau boutique inn of cutting-edge decor and questionable modern art—all just half a block off the central Duomo Square (it's a neighbor to The Gray).
Via San Raffaele 3
Metro: Duomo
Tel. 02-805-081
www.straf.it
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Carlton Hotel Baglioni
An old-school luxury hotel of silk brocades, parquet floors, and baths sheathed in black granite in the Quadrilatero d'Oro high fashion shopping district.
Via Senato 5
Metro: Montenapoleone or S. Babila
Tel. 02-70-077
www.baglionihotels.com
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Town House Galleria Milano
Gorgeous pied à terre actually inside the swank Galleria Vittorio Emenuele II shopping center that connects the central Piazza del Duomo and its cathedral with La Scala opera house. You do pay (loads) for the location, though.
Via Silvio Pellico 8
Metro: Duomo
Tel. 02-8905-8297
www.townhouse.it
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