19 of the best · Milan, Italy
Mandarin Oriental behind La Scala, the Four Seasons in its former convent, the Armani and Bvlgari hotels, the Grand Hotel et de Milan, Portrait Milano and the new Carlton, and the Excelsior Gallia by the Centrale.
Our 19 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Milan.
Behind La Scala
Palazzo rooms behind La Scala, Seta’s two stars and a suite dressed by Fornasetti.
Via Andegari 9, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
A 15th-century convent
A former 15th-century convent off the Via Montenapoleone, with cloister and garden.
Via Gesù 6/8, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
A former seminary
The Lungarno Collection’s hotel in the former archiepiscopal seminary on the Corso Venezia.
Corso Venezia 11, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
In-depth stories behind the list.
The back story
The palazzo hotels of the Quadrilatero, the fashion houses’ own addresses, the Belle Époque grand hotels by the station and a new generation in Porta Nuova: where to stay in Milan, and why the street matters.
The grand addresses.
Giorgio Armani’s hotel
Giorgio Armani’s own hotel on the Via Manzoni, with Armani/Ristorante high above the Quadrilatero.
Via Manzoni 31, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
A garden by the Orto Botanico
Bulgari’s hotel on a private street beside the Brera botanical garden, with Niko Romito’s restaurant.
Via Privata Fratelli Gabba 7B, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
A 15th-century convent
A former 15th-century convent off the Via Montenapoleone, with cloister and garden.
Via Gesù 6/8, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
Since 1863
The Via Manzoni grand hotel of opera singers and couturiers, “historically fashionable since 1863”.
Via Manzoni 29, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
Behind La Scala
Palazzo rooms behind La Scala, Seta’s two stars and a suite dressed by Fornasetti.
Via Andegari 9, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
New in 2025
Rocco Forte’s new Milan hotel, between the Via Senato and the Via della Spiga.
Via Senato 5, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
In the very centre.
Inside the Galleria
An art-filled hotel inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II itself.
Via Silvio Pellico 8, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
Beside the Galleria
A palazzo hotel beside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a few minutes from the Duomo and La Scala.
Via Tommaso Grossi 1, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
Palazzi and gardens.
Facing the Giardini
The Cipriani family’s hotel and club facing the Giardini Indro Montanelli.
Via Palestro 24, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
The Grand Spa
A grand hotel and spa between Brera and the Quadrilatero, with suites looking to the Duomo.
Corso di Porta Nuova 1, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
A former seminary
The Lungarno Collection’s hotel in the former archiepiscopal seminary on the Corso Venezia.
Corso Venezia 11, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
A garden of art
A boutique hotel on the Via Senato whose courtyard garden hosts installations during Design Week.
Via Senato 22, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
The grand hotels of the railway age.
Facing the Stazione Centrale
The Belle Époque grand hotel facing the Stazione Centrale, with Terrazza Gallia on its roof.
Piazza Duca d’Aosta 9, 20124 MilanoExplore View on map
Dorchester Collection
The Dorchester Collection’s grand hotel on the Piazza della Repubblica, with Acanto; a long restoration is announced from January 2027.
Piazza della Repubblica 17, 20124 MilanoExplore View on map
Smaller addresses.
In Brera
A small Luxury Collection hotel in the lanes of Brera.
Piazzetta Bossi 2, 20121 MilanoExplore View on map
In the Tortona design district
A design hotel in the Tortona district, near the Mudec.
Via Forcella 6, 20144 MilanoExplore View on map
Home of Anima
A design hotel in Porta Nuova, home of Enrico Bartolini’s one-star Anima.
Via Carlo De Cristoforis 6, 20124 MilanoExplore View on map
By the Navigli
A small hotel on the Corso Genova, a short walk from the Darsena and the Navigli.
Corso Genova 11, 20123 MilanoExplore View on map
