Hotel Adam - Milan can be cheap!

Advantages: A Bed, Good staff, Read on ........
Disadvantages: Food & Drink

...Well, when I visited Milan in February, we booked to stay in Hotel Adam about 4 weeks before we went. We got an offer on the accomodation and paid only £97 for 2 people for 3 nights which I thought was fantastic as this is a 4* hotel. There weren't many pictures of the hotel and I couldn't find a lot of information on it, we didn't know what to expect - but not a lot for that cost! The address of the Hotel is Via Palmanova 153 Milan, 20132 Italy The hotel is 6km from the city centre and 4km from Linate airport, we flew to Bergamo airport and it's not that much of a hassle getting from there either. To get to this hotel all you need to do is get onto the metro on the green line and get off at the stop named Crescenzago. From thios metro stop you can see the Hotel. All you have to do is to follow the walkway under...

sarahl2002 14.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Adam, Milan

A budget base for exploring Milan

Advantages: cheaper than many in the area, clean, comfortable, easy access to sights
Disadvantages: bathroom not great, no restaurant

...Named the 10th most expensive city in the world in terms of cost of living (Mercer's Cost of Living Survey, 2008), Milan isn't generally a city you'd associate with budget hotels. However, that was exactly what I was in search of when travelling to the city for a 3-night stay in October 2008. Knowing that a large proportion of my money would be spent on shopping and eating out, I was on the hunt for accommodation that was cheap, central and comfortable. You'l struggle to find anything that fits the bill in the centre of the city - anything in the Duomo (cathedral) or main shopping areas tends to be more pricey, or cheap for a good reason (i.e., incredibly basic). We were happy to look a little further out, and eventually decided to book a twin room at Hotel Teco through laterooms.com. LOCATION Hotel Teco is located on a tiny...

emmorticia 02.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Minotel Teco, Milan

Marvellous Milan

Advantages: Good Location, Great Value for Money
Disadvantages: Some rooms a little noisy

...I stayed in this hotel for 2 nights in May 2004, having booked it completely blind over the internet. Suffice to say we were more than a little nervous on the journey there, as we hadn't seen any independent information or reviews on this hotel at all. However, we couldn't have been happier - this hotel is in a great location - only a few minutes walk from the main train station in the centre of Milan and local metro stations, yet on a small side street so while disturbance from traffic noise is limited you still feel really central. In the surrounding area are plenty of shops, cafes, restaurants etc, so you've not got to travel far for anything really. The hotel itself is great value for money - clean, neat and although marked as only 2 star, definitely deserves at least 3. The staff are friendly and helpful and speak English...

richardsonjones 02.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Charly, Milan

OK hotel for exploring Milan

Advantages: Short way to Stazione Centrale (main railway station), short way to the metro, clean room
Disadvantages: Not much on TV, breakfast not very exciting, church bells in the morning

...We stayed at the hotel Marconi for 3 nights during our trip to Milan in June 2003. Location We took the Malpensa Express from the airport Malpensa to the Stazione Centrale (the main railway station). Based on our guidebook the hotel was supposed to be located not far from the hotel. It is of course not always easy to navigate when you come to a new city so we did end up walking more than we needed to. The hotel is located on Via F. Filzi number 3 and the easiest way to get there is by walking down the main road from the central station towards Piazza della repubblica. The road Via F. Filzi is the road located parallel on the right hand side and it takes about 10 minutes to walk to the hotel. The location of the hotel is OK. The main thing for us was that it was located near Repubblica Metro station and from there it was a short...

gard 17.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Marconi

Warning - in red light district!!!

Advantages: good breakfast, handy location
Disadvantages: red light district, hotel split into 2 buildings

...We picked the hotel as there were 3 of us visiting Milan on a limited budget so we needed somewhere reasonably priced with a triple room. Hotel Berna fitted our requirements but it wasn't anything special. We arrived late to the hotel due to flight delays and were a bit worried about the neighbourhood while driving through it. The following afternoon our fears were confirmed when we discovered it was in the red light district of Milan (during daylight hours too!!). I definitely wouldn't recommend the area for families with young children, or single travellers who might feel a little intimidated. But as i was there with 2 other girls, i felt safe enough, but we didn't venture out at night on our own. The hotel is split into 2 buildings and unfortunately we were in the building over the road from reception which meant we had to...

spice81 11.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Berna Hotel, Milan

WAKE ME AMADEUS

Advantages: Clean, Comfortable, Location
Disadvantages: My Ears!

...As 2008 drew to a close I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to pay a flying visit to Milan, the purpose of which was twofold - to soak up some culture in the fine city, and also take in a football match at the famous Stadio San Siro. Because the trip was part of a package we were unable to specify flight companies or hotels of our own accord, instead relying on the powers that be that put these all inclusive city breaks together. So it was we found our party of three transported from Malpensa airport to the hotel Amadeus in the fashionable shopping district of Milan, a clean looking three star hotel, boasting eighty rooms. Location, Location, Location Little doubt that the location of the Amadeus is one of its strengths. Although it is a good hour?s drive from Malpensa airport it is ? quite literally ? a stone...

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Review of Comfort Hotel Amadeus, Milan

Exceeded my expectations

Advantages: Clean and cheap-ish, close to main train station
Disadvantages: Not a great place for socialising

...When booking a holiday, half the fun is deciding where you're going to stay. You can look at all the hotel websites, try to find the best prices, and?read hotel reviews. This in itself can be an interesting experience, as hotel experiences can be so very subjective. When someone says "This is a Dump!" Do they really mean it? Is the bed crawling with rats? Are wall sockets hanging out of the walls? Or are they a snobby git who won't consider staying in a hotel that doesn't provide complimentary toiletries? On websites that aren't as comprehensive as Ciao, someone might leave a one line comment about a hotel, and it's up to you to decipher the tone, meaning and subtext of that one little comment. This was the dilemma I was faced with when trying to book a night in a Milan hotel a few months ago. Choosing the Hotel Verona, reviews...

avacarrdo 08.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Verona Hotel, Milan

Look no further than Berna!

Advantages: Great breakfast, Great location
Disadvantages: Decor wasn't great

...Walking out of the train station in Milan, every traveller is bombarded by streets with hotels lining either side. It can be difficult to decide which one to choose but the Berna is defiantly worth a stay. Although my family and I only stayed one night before flying home, the hotel was the comfiest night?s stay I had all holiday. When entering the cool foyer there is an array of Italian sweets and chocolate, and a choice of some newspapers (unfortunately none in English, but you can still look at the pictures) and comfy sofas, great to collapse in after a days travelling in the heat. The reception staff are very friendly, welcoming and speak very good English, which always makes life a lot simpler, there was no queue so we were in our rooms within minutes of arriving. There are two lifts available to take guests to upper floors...

elliethegreat 17.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Berna Hotel, Milan

Milan "No Ashtray" Malpensa

Advantages: Clean, Loads of restaurants, comfy seats
Disadvantages: No where to smoke

...Imagine being tired, yet handcuffed to a running machine thats on full pelt, welcome to Milan Malpensa. The Airport that doesn\'t accommodate the needs of the smoker, (And the staff almost start laughing when you ask where the smoking area is!) brings to you the largest Duty free shop Ive ever seen in the EU, quite a few restaurants and cafe\'s and several bathrooms (Where the occasional smoker hangs out waiting to be handcuffed and pinned to the floor by the Italian Police) The airport is connected to Milan by the Milano-Varese motorway as well by a dedicated train called \"Malpensa Express\". It is also connected to Linate Airport by a scheduled bus service. The Milan airport system has a third international airport, Orio al Serio Airport, which serves low-cost and charter traffic. Malpensa handled over 21.7 million passengers...

gt5952 19.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Milan - Malpensa (MXP)

Milan in the spring

Advantages: Great shopping
Disadvantages: Smog

...Flights for a pound, how could I turn it down? Flying from Birmingham with Flybe to Milan Bergamo Airport was a new experience for me but the journey to Birmingham Airport is just over an hour from home and the parking is so close to the airport that you don't really need to get the courtesy bus. On arrival at Bergamo there is a Bus to main Centro train station just o/s arrivals for just a few euros with a journey time of around 40 mins. The hotel we chose - the Concorde was out of the City Centre but on one of the 3 tube lines and you could in fact walk in approx 20 mins. The hotel was, however, very luxurious and there was a fantastic Gelateria (ice cream shop) a couple of doors down and lots of other shops on the way to the Duomo which made up for the walk. Aside from the tube there area also trams and buses and you can...

BristolBud 24.09.2006 · Read review
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