Maison Borella

Very attractive hotel, inside and out. On the grand canal of the Navigli district - which is a great place to stay in....in winter anyway. The hotel was nicely decorated throughout and the staff were most helpful. Our room, on the first floor, away from the canal was pleasant enough. The bed was comfortable and the room was generally ok....but. There was little in the way of storage/drawers for clothes etc and the wardrobe, such as it was, was a challenge. The room was overheated to start with but the temp could be lowered. Tea making facility in the room would have been nice. The biggest drawback for us was the noise in or around the hotel. We struggled to get a decent sleep on any of the 3 nights we stayed - and that was at back of the hotel not on the canal! The worst noise seems to come from within the hotel and from the lounge area and possibly from people going out of the lounge to smoke. It seems to be the way 'courtyard' hotels are with people not realising sound seems to be amplified within them. The noise from that lounge area on the Saturday night was very bad, making sleep nigh on impossible. Breakfast was good and tried to cater for most. Maybe more coffee choices and hotter water for tea or coffee would be nice. As mentioned in another review, sweet items easily outnumbered the savoury but the overall choice was good. For us, the noise was a great pity as it is a good looking hotel in a very interesting area of Milan.

Nice hotel, at first glimpse it's a nice location at the canal in Naviglio, but the rooms to the canal may be much to noisy in the evening and untill midnight and perhaps an hour more. Saturday morning at 5 we was awakened by the carbage truck that collected glassbottles from the many restaurants, hotels and bars along the canal, at terrible noise that continued for an hour. Guests with rooms to the courtyard behind had no noise at all, so, do not pay for a room to the canal. We had a room in the annex, it was well equipped with a well functioning aircon. Breakfast was not big but nice exept for the bread that was somewhat limited. Staff was very helpfull and nice. It is not realistic to park anywhere near, or not possible to drive to the front entrance along the canal, so you have to carry your luggage about 100 meters to the hotel. They recommend at parking garage 8-10 minutes away, it cost 30 Euros per 24 hours, and is ok and secure. We would return if being in Milan.

A Wonderful Experience near the Channel. Large rooms looking over the channel and near to all attractions. Nice and polite people from welcome to goodbye (esspresso at 6.45 a.m while saying goodbye) Recommended to everyone except small children as the hotel is in middle of most popular area of the city :)