Andreola Central Hotel - Milan

8.8

Fine hotel, well-located close to train station. Warm reception, friendly staff, rooms clean and comfortable with spacious bathrooms. Air conditioning was rather noisy however, and there didn't seem to be any means to switch it off in the room. Good breakfast selection. Would recommend and use again.

7.3

Hotel is central but the area is not the prettiest. Breakfast buffet is very good and varied.

7.6

We stayed at this hotel for 9 nights. Location was excellent - close to central train station (for trips to the lakes and neighbouring cities) and metro (for trips into Milan itself). Hotel was clean and comfortable. Recommended.

7.7

The Andreola was clean, quiet,& convenient with friendly well trained staff. The hotel is a little old fashioned with old fashioned virtues, but a little elderly and tired lacking modern facilities. Still good value for the rate.

8.6

Clean and very well maintained rooms that are close to the Stazione Centrale and Metro. Excellent buffet breakfast including abundant assortment of breads, pastries, cakes, tarts, fruits, cereals, eggs, sliced meats and cheeses. Room had hardwood floors and double sink in the tiled bathroom. A/C worked well. Desk attendants helpful and spoke functional English. Arrived at Malpensa, took Express shuttle to Stazione Centrale and short five minute walk to hotel. Above average accomodations in a very convenient location.

8.8

great, friendly and helpful staff...was not crazy about Milan...rather a glum city with a bunch of petty crime...but really liked this hotel and would stay here again in a second. Thought the friendliness of the staff was exceptional. Breakfast was great and the shuttle to the airport is close by to the hotel

10

Hotel is beautiful. Old style elegant. Rooms are beautifully appointed and updated, and public areas and breakfast room were elegant, and the breakfast was fabulous

9.3

Our stay was enhanced by the services provided by the Hotel Andreola. We traveled with two friends and I know that they were very happy with the accomodations. The staff was very helpful with our needs and helped advise us on dinning places and places of interest. I would recommend the Andreola to any of my friends visiting Milano.

6.3

Shopping,sightseeing holiday with neice 29,daughter 15.Due to proximity of hotel to central station various day trips are possible.We went to Como,took the lake trip,had lunch in Bellagio and did a little shopping.On the way back we had dinner in Como & took the 23.30 train back to Milan.Will definetly go back but this time to stay in the Como vicinity and do a day trip to Milan,this will be more relaxing.We met a family ,parents & children 3 & 4 years they will also be back next year, they had a ball.In all the trip was very enjoyable for the 3 of us despite our age differences.I would not recommend visiting Milan for shopping in August as most of the shops are closed all month,Spring or Autumn are perfect and much cooler for carring all those bags.I did manage to buy presents for my 10 year old son in the Ferrari shop, not to be missed boys.

7.7

The stay was most pleasant, only problem was that I ended up posting my own postcards after they sat at reception for almost 2 days.

9.8

Very nice hotel, located near the station, so very convenient. Nice rooms with excellent breakfast. Very little desagreement : no bath, no car park, poor free TV programs especially in french...

9.6

Hotel exceptionnel à deux pas de la Stazione Centrale, donc très commode, silencieux remarquablement décoré. En outre le restaurant est excellent et raffiné pour un prix extrêmement raisonnable

7.6

Very professional/helpful staff. The breakfast was excellent. The room was comfortable but nothing fancy. Also, the location is very convenient--only one block to the central train station.

5.3

the airconditioning is extremly noisy and can be controlled only from the receprion. impossible to sleep in the room. furniture is very old, especially tables next to the bed. you could see the lines of cups and etc.

8.0

The hotel was great for what we needed, excellent location next to Milan Central Station, lovely, big room and helpful staff. Breakfast in bed was really lame though.

9.7

Arrived 6:00 am off overnight train. Very welcoming. Full breakfast available and allowed early into room to rest. I am 84. Excellent meal in rooftop restaurant. Overall a very good experience.

8.3

Deserves its four star rating - a very pleasant surprise. Conveniently close to Central Station. Spacious room, well appointed. Very good rooftop restaurant. My only complaints: Noise of aircon unit (at least it worked!) and very officious, unfriendly desk attendant on arrival.

8.9

Very good quality for the price. Especially the breakfast was - for italian standard - of top quality and with great choice!

8.7

Very good hotel, close to the train station which is very handy. NB : the breakfast is served till 10 am and 11 am as the venere website mentionne

7.1

wanderful forniture,pleasant stay

8.9

Andreola offers excellent return for the money you pay. It is located right in the center of Milan, a block away from Central Train station and the Metro station. Rooms are nicely decorated, with plasma screen TV and marble bathroom. Reception is not particular friendly nor helpful, but Receptions from other hotels seems to behave the same way, so it may just be the way Milan is. I highly recommend Andreola to anyone who stays in Milan.

8.4

Goodmhotel,great location (close to central station,airport busses, metro and taxistand. Friendly staff. Nice clean rooms with well equiped bathroom.

9.0

I think that you have quite a lot of dust in the carpets, curtains and that decorated part of the bed, which is vertical and turned to the wall. This condition is not acceptable for people with dust allergy. I suggest to clean the rooms with special cleansing machines using boiling watter.

8.9

Great proximity to railway and metro stations, as well as to shopping area on Corso Buenos Aires. Room clean and welll equipped, not very large. Staff welcoming and helpfull. Great breakfast. Hotel neighborhood - not great yet reasonable. Will definitely return for more stays.

8.9

The Andreola Central hotel is located close to the main train station in Milan (but we got to the hotel by a circuitous route - why not say that it is 50 metres behind the visible Hotel Bristol!). We paid €160 for a suite (room 714) and this was only €20-30 priced above their standard room rates. The room was fantastic and ca. 60m2. It was probably one of the best value rooms/price that we have had in two decades of travel. The suite was clean and very well presented with reasonable views on one side (the Duomo could be seen in the distance) and the facilities were all modern. We had breakfast in a slightly claustrophobic breakfast room but as the food was of a fine quality it didn't really matter. The location of the hotel beside the main train station means that one is very close to the metro and all interesting parts of the city. Overall, we can highly recommend this hotel and the suite that we stayed in. We always look closely at room prices to see if spending a bit extra means a much higher quality room.

8.5

We stayed here 6 nights. The hotel is very close to the train station which suited our needs for a side trip to Lake Como and easy access to the metro system. The neighborhood is a undergoing change, but we always felt safe walking back after dinner in the area. The breakfast in the morning was the best of any hotel we stayed at in Italy (6 during 2 trips). A wide array of fruit, eggs, breads, meats, cheese, pastries and juices. The one gripe is the overpriced wireless access (20euro/day).

7.7

We booked on line at short notice. We were very hjappy with the rate, the room, cleanliness and location. I am about to book again using Venere so I hope it is as good again.

9.9

The atmosphere of the hotel was 4 star, the location near Centrale station was perfect and the included breakfast was excellent!

9.9

Second trip to Milan...Paolo provided us a fabulous meal in the rooftop restaraunt...

8.3

Lovely hotel three blocks from Milan's central train station which makes it extremely convenient for seeing the city. Great breakfast and late check out.

7.4

I booked this hotel for my colleague and he says the hotel was nice. Actually I have not hear details, but owing to good location (easy access to the station and bus stop) and price, I reccomend here for any kind of trip.

9.7

Great spot close to the central station. Breakfast was very good. Internet was slow and to expensive. Room size was good for europe. We had a great time in italy. especially Como. That fast train to Florence wow 212mph top speed according to my GPS.

9.5

Very nice and pleasant location

10

Convenient for station. Stylish. Would use again.

9.3

Quietness: the air condition couldn`t be turned off with open windows during night time. Payment: as currency value translation is higher with mastercard payment I prefer to pay cash. This was refused this time, whereas former two times possible. All in all its my favourite hotel in Milano!

8.1

Great wee hotel, very close to the Central Railway Station. The staff were lovely and the breakfast was first class. We were delighted with our choice of hotel.

9.0

On a quite street near to Central train station. Near to subway and airbus to MALPENSA. Easy to reach anywhere. Room is quite big according to European hotel, and nice decoration. Good breakfast. In a word, this is a 4 star hotel with good price/quality in Milan.

9.7

Our first trip to Milan, a 3 day stay and could have used many more. We would have been happy to spend all our time in the lovely hotel but we made the usual tourist visits, of which da Vinci's "Last Supper" was the highlight. Access from the hotel to Milan Centrale Station was a 5 minute walk and thereafter the metro took us everywhere. Very easy transfer to Malpensa airport also via the railway station. The hotel restaurant's maitre d' treated us with great warmth and kindness and the menu was small but exquisite. We ate there each night of our stay and enjoyed every moment.

6.4

This hotel is very close to the Central station which is convenient but not the best area when you plan to do most on foot. Object to high prices for Internet access. Breakfast quite good.

7.6

The room was spacious, clean and very quiet. One good point: the breakfast (with all what you wish and served by very pleasent waitress)but two negative remarks 1)absence of welcoming, some of the employees were not very pleasent at the reception; 2)the location (the central station area is a sort of 'asiatic quarter' with full of chinese and asiatic restaurants. I like japanese and chinese food but not really what you expect to find when travelling in the city of 'Osso buco', 'risotto alla milanese' or 'cotoletta milanese',...

9.6

ottimo albero vicinissimo alla stazione centrale,ho approfittato di una offerta prepaid e ho potuto usufruire di un ottimo albergo 4 stelle ad un prezzo veramente irrisorio..lo consiglio vivamente soprattutto per chi deve spostarsi con i mezzi.

8.6

i enjoyed the buffet breakfast very much. i would highly recommend the hotel for location, staff, and rooms for all going to milan

9.9

Very pleasant hotel and services above average , Room 516 is excellent and beatiful and perfect!

9.8

A very good base for a short trip to Milan. Easy walking distance from the railway station and airport shuttle bus terminal. Excellent accomodation and a very good restaurant (even if the head waiter was rather oleaginous). A rather seedy area at night but then all such vicinities close to railway stations tend to be! Walking distance to shopping within my budget unlike the Designer shops elsewhere in the city. Very helpful staff. My wife is planning to take a group of ladies for a shopping trip next spring! They will stay at this hotel.

9.2

I've stayed at the Andreola Hotel several times already. It has always been a pleasant experience, whether on a professional trip or just to do shopping. The biggest advantage of this hotel is its location: within a 3-mins walk from the Centrale station (green line and yellow line) as well as a 5-10 mins walk from Corso Buenos Aires (shopping!) and the red line. The neighbourhood does seem a little bit seedy at first but after that first impression everything's only better. The offering is very good value for the money they ask - breakfasts are a feast (although some years ago they were even better - now they've cut on 'crudo' and mozarella balls ;>), the lobby and corridors are clean and nice for the eyes (even if a little bit kitchy-gold'n'marble, but that's their style), there are 2 elevators (and a 3rd one at the back) getting you upstairs and a posh restaurant at the 6th floor. I cannot recommend the food (haven't tried) but the prices aren't very tempting. The double-rooms come in two varieties (at least as far as I've had the chance to learn) - the front (facing Via Scarlatti) and the back (facing the inner patio). I certainly recommend the front ones - they have square bathrooms that seem a bit bigger (with a window if I recall properly) and a wardrobe placed neatly in an annex. Plus, the windows are openable (!). The backyard rooms have narrow, long bathrooms and the wardrobe is placed beside the bed. It has it's advantages if you're in a romantic company and appreciate an occasional glimpse in the mirror (on the wardrobe door) ;)... but other than that, this room has one huge disadvantage - the windows are covered with fixed metal blinds. So you CAN open the window but cannot see almost anything as the blinds block all the view and daylight. The staff are very helpful and speak fluent English.

3.2

rooms very very small; it's impossible to move in .

9.2

Very nice hotel. Excellent breakfast. close to to the train station. Very good relation price/quality. I would recommend it.

8.0

Located near the central railway station where you can get on nthe underground to all the major sites: Duomo, San Siro Stadium etc. Nice rooms and helpful staff, the breakfast staff were especially good. Booked a room for two adults and a child which was excellent value. Only a two minute walk from where the airport transfer buses drop you off, so no need to get a taxi.

8.9

Location was good - a few metres from central station and the metro stop. The room and bathroom were clean and spacious. The breakfast was good too although the breakfast room did get busy at times at the weekend. All in all it was a good hotel for the money!!

8.0

compaired for the price the hotel was very good, clean and well maintained.

0.0

Here is our case. We were a party of three arriving on October 23rd to attend the Leonard Cohen’s concert in Milan. To our amaze the gentleman at the front desk told us that our reservation was for the 22nd and not the 23rd. Having no alternatives, we asked for a room for three and were granted such a room since the hotel wasn’t fully booked. However, the next morning the front desk attendant told us that certain MARIA LOUISA GROPPELLI, who runs the hotel, ordered to charge us for two nights, taking advantage of the mistake in the ordered date of stay. All together, a single night in the ANDREOLA hotel cost us €340.00. While traveling, one looks at the hotel he stays at, as a “home away from home” and one certainly wouldn’t like to be considered a “milking cow” or a “business opportunity” in this “home away from home” he seeks. I’m not arguing the legal aspects of our case but rather the willingness of one to assist and ease your traveling burden, so it’s for you to decide whether you would spend your time and money in a place that would take advantage on you, when tens of similar, if not better, quality and price hotels are scattered in a radius of couple of hundred of meters…Being human, especially while interacting with people, should be more important than €170.00… and maybe even more…

9.0

I enjoyed comfortable stay. Near the station.

6.0

Overall very claen and efficient. The temp in the room was a bit hot - we opened the window which was a mistake, very noisy outside from 3am! - poor nights sleep. Ok the next day as we kept window shut! Reasonable all round for a central hotel only three minute walk from Central rail station. In the working area of Milan but only ten minutes on frequent tram to centre for shopping/Churches/Museum and alll the tourist bits. Breakfast excellent, bacon and eggs, selection of cereals, yoghurts and fruit - cheese, meat, bread plentiful coffee - as much as you wanted. Waitresse very friendly - reception not so - made to feel that our requests for local tips and transport were not important and any advice given with reluctance!! That said this was the only unexpected bad point.

8.4

Nice hotel for its price and location.

8.4

very helpful staff. Close to the train station. Fantastic breakfast

7.2

Easy walk from Central Train Station, even with luggage.

8.6

The room and hotel was nicely decorated and well mantained. Location is not the best, but is OK and next to the Central Metro and Train Station. Brekefast was excelent

7.2

Air-condition must be quaiter and with possibility to regulate the airflow! Breakfast was bad arranged. Coffee and tea-service must be arranged as self-service, too give opportunity to the service-personals for filling up empty plates and clean up used tables.

9.4

When you are looking for the hotel, make sure that you start at the correct station exit (near the bus station and left of the big square) from there the street is easy to find. Make full use of the location and buy a 48 hour metro card. Great hotel and very enjoyable stay. Will go back! Try and go to Chocolat ice cream shop near Cadorna station.

8.6

good relationship between price and quality, we took a triple room that was a twin room squeezed to atriple room, bathroom was huge and clean and breakfast was moderate

9.1

We stayed at this hotel because it was convenient for the station and we were passing through Milan. The hotel is right next to the station and the city centre is easily accessible. The hotel was very clean, well appointed and the room spacious and with a very nice bathroom. The breakfast was excellent and we would stay here again if we came back to Milan.

7.3

Very nice hotel & close to Milano Centrale,(5 min walk)but far enough away to be quite & no hassles walking the neighbourhood. Hotel staff were friendly & helpful & spoke good English. Breakfast was great. Great location if transiting through Milan. Easy walk to Corso Beunos Aires - Great shopping. Would stay there again.

9.0

The hotel was very nice I espicially enjoyed the size of the bathroom after the little bathrooms after Florence. The lady that was looking after the desk at night was wonderful, her morning replacement not so much. There are however may of the same hotels in the area.

8.3

The hotel is approximately 300 metres from the station and about an easy 30-40min walk to the Duomo.The underground is 150 metresfrom the hotel and the train drops you at the Duomo, the trip takes a few minutes at a very reasonable cost.

10

Great location, near station, flat walk.close to Metros and trains. Large rooms, quiet.Go for walk few blocks to fab restaurant called Kitchen In same street, run by Asians but great Milan food, not expensive and generous serves.

9.9

Oh, I'm afraid if I tell everyone here how excellent this hotel is, then the next time I decide to stay there, it'll be fully booked. You can hardly find perfect quality at reasonable rate elsewhere!

3.1

Temperature outside was over 90F and no air conditioning. Clerk lied and said it was fixed. Managers completely unavailable on weekend. Nice appearing hotel with horrible service.

9.7

ACH is a business travelers focused hotel. Leisure travelers like us may get the good deal over the weekend! We paid 99 euro for a saturday stay and was offered the penthouse suite! Got to love the ACH! Very close to the train station. You could see it from the hotel. Subway/Metro station nearby, or 30-40 minutes walk to the city center. Very good breakfast but dinning area could be crowded if you go there after 9am. If someone wishes to see the "Last Supper", may like either try to make reservation two monthes ahead or try to join some tour.

9.4

Nice place to stay. Breakfast was excellent. Air condition (fan) was too loudly. I will recommend place to everyone. 220 €/two nights was price.

8.4

Great location 2-minutes walk from Milan Central Railway station with easy access to airport buses and underground to the tourist sights. A taxi to Dumo was 10Euros ... the underground 1Euro. We only had a one night stop over in Milan before a flight, but this hotel and location worked out great so that we were not carrying our bags everywhere. Hotel room was more on par with USA standard size complete with a shower you can fit into! TV with various news stations in english ... other stations in italian, french, and german. We stayed on a Saturday night ... hotel prices drop dramatically on the Friday and Saturday night.

8.2

Hiliday through Europe, stop over on the way to London. Great location relative to train and bus terminals. Easy to get to

9.4

thank you very much for your assistance, as it is really much more cheaper then prices offered in Moscow. I really enjoyed my holidays there. For sure I will reserve other hotels via your sevice. Andreola is rather nice quiet Hotel with friendly staff. Not far away there is a parking in case sb rent a car. But I use metro as the Hotel is near it (3-5 minutes far from the Hotel) and in 5 minutes I was already in Duomo station. Really very convinient. Thank you very much!

8.7

was only in milan to visit an exhibition at Museo Dicesano and to have a general look aroound

8.6

Been to this hotel several times. Expensive during the week but very cheap rates over the weekend. But that is Milano for you!!

9.3

Excellent femail receptionist on duty.

9.6

Beautiful hotel. Near train station. Would stay there anytime.

8.8

Very good quality vs price in an excellent location very near to the central train station. State of the rooms and the other hotel areas are very good, temporary and clean. Very good restaurant as well. I will most likely make this my pref hotel when staying in Milan.

9.4

This hotel was very nice, located very conveniently near the central train station and metro stop so that you can easily get around town. The room was nice and the bathroom was fairly spacious. The breakfast was very good, possibly the best of the 6 different hotels I stayed in while in Italy.

8.9

Chose the Hotel for its closeness to the railway station and the bus to the Airport. We were leaving early the next morning, before the breakfast room was open but the women who was setting up the buffet breakfast let us sit down and quickly have something. She even brought me my last cappucino before returning home.

8.0

This is a nice hotel, but I find it relatively overpriced compared to other hotels in this city.

5.6

HOTEL IS GOOD BUT BREAKFAST IS POOR.WEELL LOCATED. LIFT IS ONLY UPTO CERTIAN LEVEL WHICH IS INCONVENIENT. OTHERWIE EVYTHING IS ALRIGHT. THERE IS NO UMBRELLA PROVIDED FOR RAIN IN HE LOBBY.

3.4

Very poor quality for a 4 star hotel. I expected more. The quality of food at the hotel restaurant was especially ordinary. Few facilities, a gym would have been nice and more internet terminals for guest use.

9.7

I will recommend this hotel to all my friends if they are going to visit Milan. It is has an excellent breakfast buffet, pleasant rooms and the perfect atmosphere for a romatic weekend, as well as for the business traveler.

8.8

The Andreola had real "class" and was excellent value. The staff could not have been more friendly, sympathetic and helpful as my hand luggage with passport was stolen on my way to the hotel - they arranged my contact with authorities and assisted me to obtain a relacement passport. They even arranged for me to have a ticket for La Scala (which was also in the stolen bag)replaced. I cannot speak too highly of this hotel and staff.

7.9

Very good hotel

9.5

Albergo eccellente

7.7

Close to train station and access to everything else required. certainly in 4 star classification

8.9

This was a great hotel, really close to the railway station, as indicated. The room was of a high quality, very attractive and very comfortable. The only thing we didn't like about the hotel were the hideous imitation flowers in the foyer; and the guests kept eating the food from the breakfast buffet faster than the staff could bring it out.

9.9

beautiful hotel, staff were so helpful and well mannered. beautiful restaurant, rooms were well equipped and spotless, would recommed this hotel to everybody!!! thank you!

9.9

This hotel was wonderful. The front desk personnel could have been a bit more friendly; however, we did not interact with them very much. They were able to suggest a wonderful restaurant, The Mediterranean, around the corner. Highly recommend this place if you are in Milan. The hotel room had a balcony that overlooked the interior courtyard. Not much of a view but very nice having the balcony. I would definitely stay here again.

5.2

The hotel overall was very nice. Rooms were small, but clean. The front desk staff needs to improve their customer service skills. We wanted to purchase a time card to use the computer/internet, but the hotel only had a 3hr time card for 10 euros, but all 3hrs had to be used in one sitting. We kept getting told that they expected to have more computer time cards delivered, but that never happened during our 3night stay. It was not worth it to pay 10 euros to surf the net for a short while (we certainly weren't going to sit there and use the computer for 3hrs during our trip!) so we had to go through the trouble of walking a few blocks away to use the internet when we could've just went downstairs and used the computer in the lobby IF the time cards were available. The concierge acted as though we were bothering him when we had questions. He looked like he was tired of dealing with tourists. Here's a tip, if he's so tired working with tourists, perhaps he shouldn't be in the hotel business and greeting customers! The restaurant staff was very nice.

6.8

It was just a one night stay for transit. So I can't complain too much. However, I still hope that the room would be a little more cleaner, especially the bathroom.

9.2

It was superb experience to stay at this hotel again as a final destination before leaving Italy. All the employee were competent and helpful. Although it is a cultural difference, it would have been much more helpful if there were some description about "bath tub" since some travelors would like to have one in their room.

5.2

The room was small with a rear facing window. There were no English TV stations. The information we requested for the location of a car rental company was not accurate. We requested an early breakfast which was only coffee (this was included in the one-night price). The check-out was slow. The price of a taxi to the airport was very high (40 euros). We didn't like the surroundings of the hotel.

9.7

Just a note that it is best to avoid Milano during Fer'agosto (August 15-16). The one night we stayed at the hotel this year was on the 16th and the hotel restaurant and most restaurants in central Milano were all closed for the holiday. The hotel staff kindly checked around for us. However, please note that we found excellent dinner nearby at a local restaurant in the square in front of the train station. It was a pizza-pasta dinner restaurant where we had Osso bucca, pizza, pasta, Milanese risotto, excellent wine. So, just a short walk away was excellent dinner, making the location most convenient. Note that the neighborhood is typical of one being near a major train station, a little questionable. But inside the hotel is safe, clean and a wonderful experience.

8.7

We stayed at the hotel Andreola for one night. It has really been a nice overall stay. Staff was friendly, the hotel is very charming and beautiful. Comfortable beds and very clean and nice rooms.

9.1

The ideal place if you want ti visit Milan and go further afield by public transport (trains etc.).

5.8

Conveniently located near the central station. The room we stayed was clean and quiet. Most hotel staff were friendly.

2.8

Old hotel more 3* than 4* good access to central milan with central train station nearby but nothing much else in surrounding area. Very pleasant staff overall.

8.1

Went to Milan with my girlfriend, had based ourselves at friends house in Tuscany, travelled to Rome then up to Milan, didn't like Milan, visited the San Siro stadium ( G. Meazza stadio), not much to do in Milan, if hadn't been for the fact that we were only there for one night then I would have been disappointed, unless you have millions in the bank then stay away from via Monte Napoleone ( Versace, Gucci, Armani, Prada, Fendi, Louis Vuitton etc), We even found a shop that sold discounted designer clothing, yeah what a joke, the cheapest thing they had on sale was a scarf for £600 (800 Euros), not our idea of discounts, best thing to come out of Milan? The train. P.S dont go on a Monday evening in August, firstly everywhere shuts on a Monday in Italy and secondly, most of the people who own the restaurants in Milan go away in August so most of the restaurants are shut.