Four Seasons Milan
Check in.
We arrived early and the room was not yet ready, so they sat us at the bar restaurant for about 30 minutes. The check-in person repeatedly welcomed us back, which was odd since we had never stayed there. We got a room upgrade, breakfast and restaurant credit due to the good offices of Hao Tang.
Room.
Executive Suite.
https://www.fourseasons.com/milan/ac...ecutive_suite/ Bedroom and living room on the large side and nicely furnished. Only one sink in the bathroom, but a large counter. Acqua di Parma toiletries, including a bath sized bar of soap rather than all soap being hand-sized. View of an inner courtyard which had trees with twinkling Christmas lights. The room was quiet.
Dining.
Breakfast was a full American breakfast. It was tasty and more than enough food.
The bar restaurant was usually crowded with well dressed Italians. It's next to the entrance, which could make things a bit chaotic.
We had a dinner in their Zelo restaurant which was a great high-end restaurant. Very tasty food attractively presented.
Service.
The staff were very helpful. The tone was friendly and a bit formal, perhaps reflecting being in the Milan fashion shopping district. We had no complaints.
Location.
Stores to the right of us, stores to the left. Shopping is not something we are interested in. It was very crowded on Sunday, but not as bad the rest of the week. It seemed a Christmas shopping crowd. Some of the streets in the immediate neighborhood are rather narrow and were sometimes filled with people, cars or both.
Overall.
We would have no problems returning, at least at a less crowded time. I probably prefer the Park Hyatt for locale, but this is a worthy alternative.