Fashion district – 1.5 kilometers (1 mile)
Pinacoteca di Brera – 1.75 kilometers (1 mile)
Duomo (cathedral) – 2 kilometers (1.5 miles)
Galleria Vittorio - 2 kilometers (1.5 miles)
La Scala – 2 kilometers (1.5 miles)
Castello Sforzesco – 2 kilometers (1.5 miles)
Borsa (Stock Exchange) – 2.5 kilometers (1.75 miles)
Santa Maria delle Grazie – 3 kilometers (2 miles)
Il Cenacolo (The Last Supper) – 3 kilometers (2 miles)
Sant'Ambrogio – 3.5 kilometers (2 miles)
Fiera (International exhibition venue) – 3.5 kilometers (2 miles)
Navigli (canal district) – 3.5 kilometers (2 miles)

A frequent shuttle bus and taxis are available for transfer from the airport to the center of Milan. The train from Malpensa Airport arrives at Cadorna Station, which is connected to the rest of Milan by the metro.

The extensive Metro connects the hotel with the rest of central Milan within 15 minutes. The Metro station closest to the hotel is Repubblica. There is also a wide choice of buses and trams (trolley cars). The hotel can order taxis on request.

This hotel has 271 guestrooms, all of which have an entrance hallway and feature marquetry doors and furniture, fabric paneled walls and high ceilings with chandeliers. All rooms have plasma screen televisions and remote controlled exterior shutters. Some rooms have original antique furniture. The three color marble bathrooms offer Acqua di Parma toiletries.

Lobby Bar - A blue and white nineteenth century glass ceiling and marble walls decorates the comfortable lobby bar with its traditional northern Italian furniture. Expensively suited business people and the occasional rock star take drinks or tea while watching the fish in the aquarium.

Cafe Doney - Fabric paneled walls with nineteenth century designs of birds and flowers decorate this small restaurant with its pink marble floors and trompe l'oeil ceilings. An outside seating area is surrounded by topiary. Quick buffet lunches featuring Italian salads, pasta and tempura are served here, along with snacks, and afternoon tea.

Ristorante Galleria - Gold colored fabric walls and cream table settings decorate this restaurant. Outside seating is available in the summer. Continental and American breakfasts are served here, as is lunch and dinner. The gastronomic set menu changes daily and features dishes such as baby pheasant with white truffles. The a la carte menu changes with the seasons.

What to expect: Rock stars and heads of state make this 1920s hotel their base when in Milan. The bustle of the road outside is soon forgotten when greeted by reception staff in morning suits amidst the opulence of the nineteenth century style lobby, rich with mirrors, marble and wood paneling.

Amenity highlights: The tenth-floor health club has an indoor pool and extensive gym. Guests de-stress with hot stone therapy and are pampered with Kanebo products. Extensive meeting rooms, all with boisserie fabric walls and chandeliers, host functions for fashion houses and banks.

Insider tip: Five minutes' walk away, the Smeraldo Theater is the venue for some interesting and alternative performances ranging from contemporary circus shows to mime and music.

The tenth floor 'Club 10' spa offers a variety of massage treatments, including hot stone therapy. Kanebo and Thalgo products are used. The gym on the top floor offers views across Milan to the Alps and has a wide variety of machines, including running machines with personal video screens. Guests can make use of the personal trainer. The indoor pool is nine meters long and has a jetted tub area, as well as a sauna and steam room. There is also a hair salon and solarium on site.

Seventeen meeting rooms with fabric walls and chandeliers make grand settings for private dinners or cocktail parties. The Cristali meeting room, which seats up to 200 in theater style, features video conferencing facilities.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

Tax of 10% is not included in the price but will be added at the time of payment.

There are no room charges for children 12 and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians.
Rollaways and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.