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 Worldly travelers seeking tradition, charme and sophisticated service will love Grand Hotel et de Milan, a bastion of timeless refinement which has ranked among Europe's great urban hotels since opening in 1863 in a road that dates back to Roman times in the hearth of Milan's business and fashion district.
The same luxurious ambience, exquisite style and richly furnished rooms captivated guests such as Ernest Hemingway, Enrico Caruso (who made his first recording in the hotel), Maria Callas, film director Luchino Visconti and the composer Giuseppe Verdi. Verdi, in fact, called the hotel home for 27 years and wrote several of his operas while seated at the desk now gracing the suite that bears his name. |
 The Grand Hotel et de Milan offers a wide choice of rooms and suites, many named for fascinating former guests, including Tamara de Lempicka, Eleanora Duse and Maria Callas. These lovely, lavish ensembles celebrate and honour those times when their namesakes graced them. Yet they are anything but dated. Every room boasts the latest and high-tech accessories. |
 These functional new elements lie well hidden behind the graceful lines of restored original antique furnishings, rich fabrics, parquet floors and spacious baths finished in marble. Though an excellent room service caters to the need for privacy any time of day, many guests look forward to dining out and meeting for cocktails in the Falstaff Bar. The lavishly finished drawing room offers tea, Sunday brunch and light food along with libations. For more substantial fare, guests lunch at the Caruso Restaurant, a light and bright spot with seasonal alfresco seating. |
 In the evening, both before and after the theater, the Don Carlos Restaurant ranks among Milan' finest culinary establishments. Named in honour of Verdi's opera, the exquisite dining room includes paintings and set designs from La Scala's theater museum. Meeting planners find the Puccini, Giordano and Verdi Lounges done in a perfect mix of Old World elegance and state-of-the-art modern business technology. |
 Lavished with skylight salons, gilded sofas, marble floors and other accoutrements of a more gracious era, the Grand Hotel et de Milan permits guests to bask in that timeless ambience while conveniently ensconced in the hearth of Italy's thriving commercial and fashion capital.
The Grand Hotel et de Milan is right in the centre of the city, opposite via Montenapoleone - with its elegant boutiques, a short walk from La Scala and from the cathedral. Two years of thorough restructuring and of technological innovations have made the Grand Hotel et de Milan a perfect place for either business or pleasure, allowing guests to enjoy the age-old appeal of nineteenth-century noble residences. |
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