Ah, Milan. Never has city inspired more fashion big guns to turn their hand to hotel design. And we certainly aren’t complaining, especially when it comes to the consummately stylish digs of the town’s most beloved son, Armani.
No one does modern sophistication like Giorgio, and his 95-suite Armani Hotel Milano serves only to reinforce his top-of-the-heap mantle.
In his signature less-is-more beige and bronze aesthetic, the perma-tanned octogenarian serves up gleaming furniture, soft lighting, techy mod cons, stone and marble bathrooms with sunken tubs, and a whole host of luscious branded amenities in all rooms, naturally. Plus, add in a soothing spa complete with pool and fitness centre, Italian Ristorante, and buzzy Bamboo Bar in cream and backlit onyx – all in the middle of designer retail land, of course – and you’ve the ideal shop and flop spot for any season. Well, it would be rude not to…
Armani Hotel Milano, Via Manzoni 31, Milan. +39 02 8883 8888, milan.armanihotels.com