Fashion district – 1 kilometer (0.5 mile)
Pinacoteca di Brera – 1.5 kilometers (1 mile)
Duomo (cathedral) – 1.5 kilometers (1 mile)
Galleria Vittorio- 1.5 kilometers (1 mile)
La Scala – 1.5 kilometers (1 mile)
Castello Sforzesco – 1.5 kilometers (1 mile)
Borsa (Stock Exchange) – 2 kilometers (1 mile)
Santa Maria delle Grazie – 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles)
Il Cenacolo (The Last Supper) – 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles)
Sant'Ambrogio – 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles)
Navigli (canal district) – 3 kilometers (2 miles)
Fiera (International exhibition venue) – 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 Porta Venezia. There is also a wide choice of buses and trams (trolley cars). The hotel can order taxis on request.

This hotel has 79 quiet guestrooms, each of which has a different style. Most have plain carpets, pastel wallpaper, pale wood furniture and two small armchairs. Bedside lamps are halogen spots. Mattresses are hypoallergenic as are the products used to clean the rooms. Some rooms have balconies. Eight new rooms feature wooden floors, modern cherry wood paneling and beds and ultra-modern bathrooms. All rooms feature dial-up Internet access (fee).

Guests of the hotel enjoy a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning.

Hotel Sanpi Restaurant - The small basement restaurant has a terracotta tiled floor, cane chairs and bright floral fabrics. Breakfast and an all day menu of simple meals and snacks are served, concentrating on traditional Italian cuisine, such as pasta with Bolognese sauce.

Lobby bar and lounge - The small bar, with leather covered chairs, looks onto the courtyard. The lounge has modern pale leather chairs and sofas by designer Poltrona Frau, white walls and discreet uplights. Courtyard tables offer alfresco dining. Light meals from the restaurant, as well as tea, coffee and cakes can be taken here.

What to expect: Three 19th-century townhouses and a small railway station were converted into this hotel in 1970. The result is an interesting mix of modern and traditional, with a wide variety of room styles. Shaped box hedges in terracotta pots line the pavement of the quiet street outside. The small marble-floored lobby is lined with original modern paintings, Turkish rugs and a pyramid of green apples. International businesspeople and occasional tourists take coffee looking out to the courtyard garden before hitting the streets of Milan's financial district.

Amenity highlights: A small courtyard garden, complete with sculptures and bright fowers, provides a shady, quiet place to relax. A meeting room seats 40 in theater style.

Insider tip: The Picasso-like paintings in the lobby and meeting room - five in all - are by the Italian artist Ercole Pignatelli whose work has been exhibited worldwide, from New York to St Petersburg.

A small courtyard garden offers a quiet shady place to relax. A meeting room with natural light provides seating for 40 in theater style.

Nearby, Porta Venezia Gardens provide a pleasant place to stroll or jog in the daytime.

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.

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.
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