The best hotels in Milan, by area and budget

Star ratings, openings and closures below were checked on 5 October 2026, on the hotels’ own websites where possible and in the MICHELIN Guide. A star rating is only given where the hotel states it. Room rates in Milan swing a lot with trade fairs and fashion weeks, so this guide gives a price level (€ to €€€€) instead of nightly prices. Check current rates on the booking page before you decide.

Best hotels in Milan at a glance

Hotel	Area	Price level	Best for
Mandarin Oriental Milan	Brera / La Scala	€€€€	Luxury close to La Scala
Four Seasons Hotel Milano	Fashion district	€€€€	A quiet courtyard in a 15th-century convent
The Carlton Milan	Via Senato	€€€€	The newest five-star (opened November 2025)
Armani Hotel Milano	Fashion district	€€€€	A spa that fills the whole 8th floor
Rocco Forte House	Fashion district	€€€€	Apartments for families and longer stays
Park Hyatt Milano	Duomo	€€€€	Luxury next to the Galleria
Hotel Spadari al Duomo	Duomo	€€€	A four-star two minutes from the cathedral
Room Mate Collection Giulia	Duomo	€€€	Design hotel by Patricia Urquiola
Aethos Milan	Navigli	€€€€	A five-star boutique hotel by the Darsena
Maison Borella	Navigli	€€	A canal-side four-star
Starhotels Anderson	Centrale	€€	Early trains and day trips
Ostello Bello Milan Duomo	Duomo	€	Budget private rooms in the centre

Price levels come from each hotel’s official star rating and brand, plus how expensive its area is. € means a hostel, €€€€ means a five-star luxury hotel.

Luxury hotels in Milan: the MICHELIN Key list

The MICHELIN Guide now rates hotels with Keys, the way it rates restaurants with stars. No Milan hotel holds Three Keys. In the 2026 selection, six hold Two:

• Bvlgari Hotel MilanoMap, opened in 2004 as the first Bulgari hotel, with a private garden of about 4,000 m² off Via Fratelli Gabba.
• Four Seasons Hotel MilanoMap, in a 15th-century convent on Via Gesù. It has 118 rooms and suites, and they were renovated in 2025.
• Grand Hotel et de MilanMap, a five-star on Via Manzoni where Giuseppe Verdi lived for 27 years.
• Mandarin Oriental MilanMap, a few steps from La Scala, home to the Michelin-starred restaurant Seta.
• Portrait MilanoMap, the former archbishop’s seminary on Corso Venezia, opened in December 2022 around a large public courtyard.
• The Carlton MilanMap, Rocco Forte’s five-star on Via Senato, opened on 6 November 2025 with a spa and a restaurant by chef Fulvio Pierangelini.

All six are in or next to the fashion district, the grid of streets around Via Montenapoleone just north of the Duomo, so you can walk to the main sights from any of them.

The One-Key hotels in 2026 are Palazzo Parigi Hotel & Grand SpaMap, Casa Brera, a Luxury Collection HotelMap, Casa Cipriani MilanoMap, Vico MilanoMap and the Hotel Principe di SavoiaMap. The Principe di Savoia closes on 1 January 2027 for a restoration and is due to reopen in 2029, so do not book it for 2027 dates.

Best hotels near the Duomo (city center)

Staying by the cathedral means you can walk to the Galleria, La Scala and the Duomo rooftop, which matters most on a short trip. It is also the most expensive part of the city. Our Duomo tickets guide covers what to book for the cathedral itself.

• Park Hyatt MilanoMap (€€€€) is a 106-room hotel in a 19th-century palazzo that used to be a bank, on Via Tommaso Grossi next to the Galleria. Its interiors are by Ed Tuttle, and a renovation finished in 2024.
• Hotel Spadari al DuomoMap (€€€) is a four-star art and design hotel on Via Spadari, two minutes on foot from Duomo metro. It calls itself one of the first art and design hotels in Italy.
• Room Mate Collection GiuliaMap (€€€) has 85 rooms designed by Patricia Urquiola, on Via Silvio Pellico beside the Galleria.
• Ostello Bello Milan DuomoMap (€) has dorms for 4 to 8 people and private and family rooms, all with their own bathroom. There is a terrace, a bar open around the clock and free pasta in the guest kitchen. The Duomo is about 10 minutes away on foot.
• Babila Hostel & BarMap (€) is a design hostel in a neo-Gothic building from 1895 on Via Conservatorio, a short walk from the fashion district. It has its own bar with live music and events.

Compare hotels around the Duomo if none of these has your dates.

Best hotels in Brera and the fashion district

Brera has cobbled streets, galleries and the Pinacoteca, and it sits about 15 minutes on foot from the Duomo. Most of Milan’s luxury hotels are here or in the streets next to it.

• Mandarin OrientalMap (€€€€) states five stars on its own site and has 104 rooms on Via Andegari, close to La Scala.
• BvlgariMap (€€€€) has the garden, a spa with a gold-mosaic pool and a restaurant by Niko Romito.
• Palazzo Parigi Hotel & Grand SpaMap (€€€€) is a five-star on Corso di Porta Nuova, designed by its owner, architect Paola Giambelli. It has a large spa with a pool and hammam, and some suites have terraces facing the Duomo.
• Casa Brera, a Luxury Collection HotelMap (€€€€) opened in autumn 2024 on Piazzetta Bossi, with interiors by Patricia Urquiola.
• Armani Hotel MilanoMap (€€€€) is a five-star on Via Manzoni, a few minutes from the Duomo and La Scala. Its Armani/SPA takes up the whole 8th floor, about 1,000 m², and the restaurant and the Armani/Bamboo Bar are on the 7th.
• Casa BaglioniMap (€€€€) opened in January 2023 in a 1913 Art Nouveau palazzo on the corner of Via dei Giardini and Via Fatebenefratelli. It has 30 rooms and suites, a restaurant by chef Claudio Sadler and a rooftop bar in summer, and it is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
• Senato Hotel MilanoMap (€€€) has 43 rooms in a former family residence with a courtyard on Via Senato.

Best hotels in Porta Nuova and Garibaldi

This is modern Milan, with the Bosco Verticale towers, Piazza Gae Aulenti and Corso Como. Garibaldi station is on the M2 and M5 metro lines, so it is easy to get around. It suits travellers who care more about food and design than about historic streets.

• Hotel VIU MilanMap (€€€) has 124 rooms near Monumentale, a pool on the 8th-floor rooftop and a restaurant by chef Giancarlo Morelli.
• Milano Verticale UNA EsperienzeMap (€€) is a 173-room hotel on Via De Cristoforis, a two-minute walk from Piazza Gae Aulenti and Corso Como.
• ME Milan Il DucaMap (€€€) is on Piazza della Repubblica, between Porta Nuova and Centrale. Its Radio Rooftop bar on the 10th floor looks out over the skyline.
• LaFavia MilanoMap (€€) is a small B&B with four rooms on Via Carlo Farini, two more in the building opposite on Piazzale Baiamonti and two apartments, one of them in Isola.

Best hotels in the Navigli

The canal district is where Milan goes for aperitivo. Hotels here usually cost less than in the centre, but you will take the metro to the sights: the M2 from Porta Genova, or the M4 from the northern edge of the district. Weekends are noisy, so ask for a courtyard room.

• Aethos MilanMap (€€€€) is a five-star boutique hotel and members’ club on Piazza XXIV Maggio, by the Darsena. Each of its 35 rooms and suites is decorated differently, with vintage Italian pieces.
• Maison BorellaMap (€€) is a four-star hotel on the Alzaia Naviglio Grande, in an old Milanese tenement building with an inner courtyard and a restaurant.
• Magna Pars l'Hotel à ParfumMap (€€€) is a Small Luxury Hotels member in a former perfume factory in Tortona. All 68 suites are named after a scent, and Porta Genova (M2) is six minutes on foot.
• Art Hotel NavigliMap (€€) is on Via Fumagalli, five minutes from Porta Genova, with a contemporary art collection and a roof garden.
• 21 House of Stories NavigliMap (€€) is a design hotel on Via Ascanio Sforza, along the Naviglio Pavese, with a bistro and a coworking space.
• Vico MilanoMap (€€€) is a very small hotel on Corso Genova, near Sant’Ambrogio, with a bar and restaurant for guests only. De Amicis (M4) is 200 metres away.

See more hotels in the Navigli.

Best hotels near Milano Centrale

Stay near the central station if you plan day trips by train to Lake Como, Venice or Florence, or if you are taking the Malpensa Express. Our guide to getting from Malpensa to Milan explains which of its two routes to take for your hotel. The area is busy and pickpocketing is more common around the station, so keep to the main streets late at night. Our Milano Centrale guide explains the station itself.

• Excelsior Hotel GalliaMap (€€€€) is the luxury option, a 1932 hotel on Piazza Duca d’Aosta, right beside the station. Its rooftop restaurant, Terrazza Gallia, is on the 7th floor.
• Starhotels AndersonMap (€€) is a four-star hotel with 106 rooms and suites, facing the station on Piazza Luigi di Savoia.
• Ostello Bello Milano CentraleMap (€) is the second Milan hostel from the Ostello Bello group, with a rooftop terrace and private rooms as well as dorms.

Compare hotels near Milano Centrale. If you would rather spend a night or two by the water, our guide to where to stay on Lake Como compares Varenna, Bellagio and Como, all reached by direct train from Milan.

Milan hotels for families and longer stays

If you need more than one bedroom or a kitchen, look at apartments and family rooms.

• Rocco Forte HouseMap (€€€€) has 11 serviced apartments in a 19th-century palazzo at Via Manzoni 46, on the corner of Via della Spiga. There are one, two and three-bedroom apartments, all with a full kitchen, plus a courtyard, a 24-hour gym and daily housekeeping. A nanny service and breakfast in your apartment cost extra, and pets under 6 kg are allowed.
• Ostello Bello Milan DuomoMap (€) has family rooms as well as dorms and private doubles, and every room has its own bathroom.
• LaFaviaMap (€€) has two apartments as well as its B&B rooms.

Milan hotels with a pool

These are the hotels in this guide with a pool. Only one is outdoors, and the others are indoor pools inside a spa.

• Hotel VIUMap has the rooftop pool, on the 8th floor near Monumentale.
• Four SeasonsMap has an indoor lap pool in its spa, designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2012.
• BvlgariMap has a gold-mosaic pool in its spa.
• Palazzo Parigi Hotel & Grand SpaMap has a pool and a hammam in its Grand Spa.

If a spa matters more than a pool, the Armani/SPA covers the whole 8th floor of the Armani Hotel.

Before you book

Milan charges a tourist tax per person per night, paid at the hotel. In 2026 it is €10 in four and five-star hotels, €7.40 in three-star hotels and €3 in hostels, for up to 14 nights. The city has said the rates may go back down in 2027.

Prices go up sharply during Design Week and the Salone del Mobile (13 to 18 April 2027) and Women’s Fashion Week (23 February to 1 March 2027). For those dates, book as early as you can. If you are still choosing a neighbourhood, our guide to where to stay in Milan compares the areas, their metro lines and their price levels.