While my wife was away in Italy the week before, I decided to join her in Milan for the weekend, knowing very little about this city.
I will choose Swiss in Business for this trip, and will stay at the AC Milan hotel (nothing to do with the soccer club!).
Return on this good, but not crazy stay.
Booking
It cannot be said that the hotel park of the Italian economic capital lacks possibilities. Nevertheless, prices can quickly skyrocket at certain times of the year.
I had already stayed at the Sheraton Diana, so I decided to go for the AC Milan Hotel, located right next to the Milano Porta Garibaldi train station, and therefore easily accessible from Malpensa.
Everything is paid for 120€ per night, for a weekend in February.
Arrival
I arrived from Malpensa airport by the direct train to the city center. The walk from the Porta Garibaldi station is not the most pleasant, with a rather gloomy tunnel.
But less than 10 minutes later, I arrive at the hotel. The building is a not too ugly tower from the outside.
The reception is initially rather cold, but the check-in procedure is done quickly. I am informed of my upgrade to a suite, and I am asked what benefit I would like to use as a Platinum+ guest. I choose the $10 per person per night voucher, which I will use at breakfast.
Room
La suite attribuée est située au dernier étage de la propriété. This is the highest category of the hotel. It is indeed very beautiful.
From the entrance, on the left is the lounge area, with a desk, a sofa and a coffee table.
On the right is the bedroom, with a bed (not too comfortable) and two coffee tables.
The only bathroom is accessible from the room and is up to AC hotel standards: green glass, and the famous golf ball for soap.
The ventilation will be extremely noisy, and we will change for the second night in a row to have this noise less.
We will therefore lose the exceptional view from this suite which offered a 360° vision on Milan.
To finish, a video tour:
Hotel facilities
The hotel does not have a spa or pool, but a small but well-equipped gym. I will use it once during my stay.
Food options
The food in the AC hotels is sometimes basic, sometimes surprisingly excellent. We will only try the breakfast this time, for our two mornings.
It is proposed around an all-you-can-eat buffet, and no other service is proposed than the clearing up.
Coffee and tea are self-service.
Rather basic hot options are offered: hard-boiled eggs, bacon, mushrooms; fresh fruit as well (probably defrosted) and rather basic cold cuts and cheeses. The breads and pastries will also be quite average.
Departure
The formalities were very simple, and we left the hotel by Uber from the Milano Centrale train station for me to drop my wife off before flying.
Bottom line
A rather good stay. But still the cheap side of this chain: beyond the very nineties decoration, we would prefer that the breakfast is included, considering its low quality!
