Lodging close to MXP
 

Any thoughts for close lodging for MXP and things to do around the airport. We are arriving from flornce the night before and flying out 1000 in am.

thanks
SCA

If you are still with car, look into Gattinara, a small wine town about 20-30 km to the northwest, and an easy drive to MXP. We stayed in the Tre Scallani(sp?)(Three Steps) and also ate there about a half a dozen times. Drove over to Spanna (about 5km) to some wine cellar. Walked in the vineyards & drank wine.

If you eat there, and are into wine, ask them to open one of their best bottles of Gattinara when they think best. Usually 5-10 hours before consuming.

Tre Scallani is about a 1* place, but clean, quiet, and very inexpensive.

Hotel Pagoda
Via Edison 11
20025 Legnano

tel -0331548131-2-3
fax 0331 541112

I arrived at MXP last August and, because the airport facility that Continental Airlines uses as an Arrivals lounge was closed, CO provided me with use of a room at the Villa Malpensa which is just off the Terminal One access road. Because I was only there for a couple of hours, I can't give a detailed evaluation, but here's the Villa's website plus a "review" posted to Trip Advisor by a previous guest:


http://www.hotelvillamalpensa.it/e-main.htm

http://tinyurl.com/pdwm

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I'll have a car and need something reasonably close to MXP, but not city centre. A HI would be nice. Any ideas?

Stimpy, are you arriving with that car? If so, from where? If you are driving past Lugano, I would suggest spending the night there and continuing on to MXP the next day.