offerendum

Welcome to Milan these days. I didn't stay in one of these hotels. Wehen it comes to location I still think Casa Cipriani is my least favorite. Portrait and Bulgari are both good located while I prefer the Bulgari-location. But it also depends what's important for you.

BLV

I was eager to check out Portrait Milan since I am a big time fan of Portrait Rome & Florence.

Rather disappointing. Huge property, you have to take different elevators to get to your room. Not as intimate as the other two, due to its size. The inner courtyard is very nice and location is smack in the middle of shopping. Food is ok.

richarddd

Sorry to hear that. It looked promising. FWIW, my main issue with the FS Milan is that it's in the middle of shopping, which can make traffic very slow and sometimes even makes walking difficult due to crowds. Does the Portrait have the same issue?

I preferred Portrait Firenze to Portrait Roma, especially the food. Also, Portrait Rome messed up every transportation request we made.

BLV

richarddd I practically never eat in the Rome property but do enjoy the rooftop for drinks. They have a suite with a sauna, which I love, so always try to go for that one. Unlike Roma, where I am at least twice a year, I haven’t been to Firenze since NYE 2020 and thought that the restaurant was a bit underwhelming (perhaps considering what the city has to offer).

But either way, won’t be going with that property in Milan.

richarddd

The only food I had at the Rome property was breakfast. The rooftop view is lovely. The Firenze property did a much nicer breakfast (selection and quality). Rome doesn't serve any other meals, but will deliver from local restaurants. The Firenze restaurant was a bit underwhelming compared to what the city has to offer, but it was perfectly adequate for an evening when there was pouring rain and we didn't feel like going out.

Is this the suite you mean https://www.lungarnocollection.com/p...cutive-studio/ ? We were thinking of that, but aren't really interested in a sauna. We thought the next smaller room size might have more non-bathroom space. I suppose we should have asked, but it was fine.

What's your next choice in Milan?

BLV

richarddd - they have 2 suites with a sauna and one of them has the wraparound terrace directly below the rooftop bar. To me, the one without the terrace has a better layout. Some would find it inconvenient to have to go up/down stairs in order to hit the bathroom.

I haven’t thought about where to stay in Milan next time, which probably won’t be in at least 6 months. Perhaps MO? Casa Cipriani? No idea, honestly, as Milan is just a hub for the next/final destination for me.

offerendum

In this situation I used Principe di Savoia. Half the rate of the competitors and nice enough for one night. Otherwise MO was fine.

david22

And I posted my review here now!

Casa Cipriani Milano

Phillbsb1979

My recent stay at the Mandarin was wonderful. From check-in through to the concierge and restaurant staff, everyone went out of their way to make us feel valued and provided stellar service - great customer care and service excellence...

jiaotze

Great data point. Thanks!

After much back and forth, we ended up staying at Portrait Milano, and for us it was a fabulous stay. The hotel itself is stunning, and it appears no expense was spared. It's in a great area and has a very fashion-oriented vibe, which was to be expected. I was not totally convinced by the decor of the rooms in the pictures on the website, but in person we were wowed. Originally we booked a Studio Deluxe Garden, as we enjoy a lot of natural light and a view. It must be said that if views are a deal breaker, this is not the hotel to stay at. We were generously upgraded to the Junior Suite Garden (the next level up from the Studio we booked would have been a Junior Suite, but they noted that I specifically wanted the garden view, so they did a double upgrade. Kudos to them for doing the right thing). Even so, apartment/office buildings next door could easily look into the room, so we kept the drapes largely closed. While it sounds like a minor thing, we really liked the electronics in the room, and found the switches extremely intuitive, which is certainly not the case with many places these days.

Breakfast was delish, with a buffet of fruits, numerous pastries, juices, chacuterie etc, with hot dishes ordered from the menu. Lunch for us was fine, but we enjoyed watching the clientele as much as the food (we admittedly aren't foodies, so I'm not going to focus on that aspect -- except that the pasta in bianco was very tasty, but was a very small portion for the price). We loved the pool area, which was empty whenever we went. Every person with whom we came in contact during our stay couldn't have been nicer, and in a very friendly but not obsequious way. I'm not one who needs to be addressed by his name, but everyone sure knew it after a couple of hours.

Yes it was expensive, but it was one of those times because of the generosity of the hotel and attitude of the staff that I felt it provided greater value and enjoyment than many properties at which I've stayed that may be modestly cheaper, but that I feel are ridiculously overpriced when I check-out. Of course YMMV, and I recall one other contributor here not being as impressed by this property.