Principe di Savoia: La Dolce Vita a Milano

Some days after Milano Fashion Week. A great occasion for talking about a great hotel in Milano, the Hotel Principe di Savoia. Three months ago I had to go to Milan for the presentation of a new line a brand was going to launch. I decited to stay in Principe di Savoia, as it was very near the place I had to go for my work. Member of The Leading Hotels of the World, right in the Piazza della Repubblica, the largest plazza of the city, this hotel indeed satisfied my expectations. With a very high standard of services and facilities, you will not leave this hotel unsatisfied. Since 1927 when the hotel opened its doors, until today, Principe di Savoia continues the tradition of being considered as one of the best and most luxurious hotels in Milan.

The hotel offers a variety of choices for dining-in experiences. Breakfast as well as afternoon tea and an à la carte menu are available all day at the Lobby Lounge. Indeed a very elegant café for some pastries and traditional English tea, as well as à la carte all-day dining. It has wonderful hand painted decorations, and windown overlooking the beautiful garden.

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You can also have a coffee or a drink at the Giardino d'Inverno, an elegant and exclusive place in the hotel. Decorated in a baroque style, with coloured glass dome ceiling, during the evening il Giardino becomes a relaxing piano bar.

The hotel has very good italian restaurant, the Acanto. One of the nights we stayed in, we had dinner there. And we really loved the food and the atmosphere the restaurant offers. As the decoration is concerned, the room is lighted by some amazing Murano chandeliers. The director of the restaurant explained that they were designed by Celeste Dell'Anna exclusively for the hotel, using as inspiration the great masters of the 1900s.

Fabrizio Cadei, the executive chef, has really prepared a fabulous menu. For starters I do recommend the duck fois gras terrine with pistachios, and the tagliolini pasta with langoustine ragout. The risottos are also fantastic. For the main course, I found the confit veal breast just delicious. For the fish eaters, there is an interesting selection of fish. For the dessert, as I love tiramisu, I ordered the trilogy of tiramisu…simply a dream! You just have to try it...it is all about a dining experience.
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The rooms and the suites are spacious and very elegantly decorated, mainly with silk or wooden panels, featuring a 19th century Lombard style. In the one I stayed, they bedroom and the sitting area were divided with curtained doors.

On the top floor of the hotel, you can enjoy Club 10 Fitness and Beauty Centre with its breathtaking view of the city. There is a really big pool area, gymnasium, and a beauty treatment area. After a long day, you will surely enjoy a thai massage. The best is the make up and hairdresser service. You are ready to go out in an amazing way.

Apart from the fully equiped business centre the hotel has, the tours and excursion services, it also offers complimentary service in a limousine to the centre of the city. This is indeed a very convenient service.

Some of the very famous clients of the hotel were Gabriele d’Annunzio, the Duke of Windsor, Gloria Swanson, Charlie Chaplin, Josephine Baker, Eva Peron, Aristotle Onassis, Aga Khan and Maria Callas. Now a days the Hotel Principi di Savoia is still a place where the international elite of business and leisure meet in an atmosphere of class and sophisticated style.

Let yourself go...Live your own Dolce Vita!