We're currently staying in Palazzo Parigi in a Deluxe Suite, courtesy of my new bestest friend in the entire world, Besvisor, who got us upgraded once again. The guy must have dodgy photos of all the hotel owners in a drawer somewhere in his house. When I get married, I am going to make him my best man, whether he likes it or not.
We were debating between FS and MO, yet decided on Palazzo down to the good deal they had in place, along with the fact that their spa looked amazing. Well it isn't amazing: it's mind blowingly good. Any sane hotel would put their spa and pool in the basement, as you cannot put rooms down there, but Palazzo Parigi decided to put it on the 3rd floor and offer outdoor lounging areas and gardens to go with it. So not only did they forego the revenue of the rooms, but they added in lots of areas that make no revenue at all. A truly special place. So special that they only open at 9am, clearly to limit the amount of specialness in the day.
We decided to go for a tour of MO and FS as well, just to see what we had missed out on, and we both felt the room at Palazzo was superior to either properties, although I would say the food (we had lunch) at FS was considerable better, and the service felt far more refined. We saw the same room category and were not impressed, especially with the balconies just starring at a wall and being separated from your neighbour via a see-through group of plants. MO, we found immensely unimpressive and would not stay there; the FS had such a more laid back feel, with friendlier, knowledgable staff and better spa facilities compared to the MO, but I would still likely pick Palazzio Parigi in future visits to Milan.
Our suite has a large balcony looking into the city and views down into the hotel garden below, with separate living room, huge wardrobe space and a pretty darn classy bathroom. The only negative is the sliding doors that of course were going to make noise whenever you used them, so of course were a bad idea for separating the bedroom from the other rooms. The Internet is also so slow that you may not see this message until 2020.
For breakfast, they offer a rather pitiful buffet and a good a la carte selection, which had boiled eggs for €8, scrambled eggs for €10 and fried eggs for €16. I imagine there's a red panic button in the kitchen they hit when someone orders the fried eggs, as it means they have to wake up the head chef to make them, hence the premium. Still, it's not €22 for a coffee, so it's actually a solid deal.
Service, I'm undecided on. Excluding the doormen being useless, there isn't much negative to say, but there isn't a whole amount of positive either. FS treated us better when we went for a lunch than I've felt from the staff here. Still, who needs staff when I have this pool?
Some pictures, with lots more on the way: