Hotel Virgilio - Milan

2.5

Ok, it was cheap but it was terrible. It's not that the cleaners had not done their job. It's that it's "old" and in need of immediate restoration to be able to keep clean and tidy. The public areas were the worst.

5.4

I had a single with bath, the hotel did not have air conditioning and it was extremely hot and humid on the night that I stayed in Milan. Very close to the Centrale Station in Milan, that was the best part of it, considering it was a layover for me and I had to be on a 7am train the next morning.

4.0

NO LO RECOMIENDO, ESTÁ MUY ANTIGUO, HUELE MUY FEO, MUCHO RUIDO Y HACÌA MUCHO CALOR, ADEMÁS PARECE SER QUE ES PARA TRABAJADORES QUE VAN E PASO Y EL DESAYUNO PÉSIMO NO SE PUEDE COMER CON UN PERRO VIEJO Y SUCIO VIÉNDOTE, ADEMÁS EN LOS MUEBLES CON OTRO PERRO ECHADO NO ES POSIBLE, DE HABER SABIDO NO LO CONTRATO.

7.4

When I arrived, there were many men smoking in the reception and the atmosphere was not nice for a single woman. However, the receptionist of the morning/afternoon shift was very friendly. The room was OK for a 2* hotel. In my case, I just wanted a hotel close to the train station so that I could take a train to Austria the following day - and the Virgilio is very well located in that respect. AT NIGHT THE HEAT SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF AND THE BLANKETS PROVIDED ARE VERY THIN (see pics), so if you stay at the Virgilio in winter make sure that you have extra blankets in your wardrobe!

5.1

Not welcoming at all, breakfast very poor, so not really good price-quality relationship... Anyway, very convenient because the hotel is at a 5 minutes walk from the train and suburb stations.

0.8

Hotel tres bruyant sale et le personnel n'est pas accueillant- Tres cher pour une prestation pittoyable-

6.2

Hotel is located convenient place and it is just OK to stay.

3.9

I stayed in this hotel a few years ago. Then it seemed pretty ok. This time I could not really understand why, it seemed like a totally different place. I stayed in a single room without shower and wc for 4 nights (cheap yes). First night was a nightmare due to 5 italian teenagers having fun all night in a room across the hall. Third night it was a baby screaming. The place is really noisy and you can hear absolutely everything that's going on in all rooms next to yours. The whole place is sort of gloomy and old and dirty and smells bad. Its actually a bit like a Lynch movie or something with the most weirdest looking old old ladies walking around and hanging out in the lobby. I would guess 50% of the people in the hotel are old friends to the owner or people without jobs and the like that possibly rent on a long term basis. The lobby is always full of "friends" hanging out in the sofas. Very special place. The best thing you can say about the hotel, apart from the name, is that it is very close to the train station. So if you are stopping by for a quick sleep you wont get hurt, unless you stumble into the teens or the crying babies!

3.9

the staff was very welcoming, helping me to find a parking place. Unfortunately, the bathroom was a part of the room, extremely cold and separated only by a folding door. Anyway, an acceptable place for a night.

6.2

Very good for the proximity of the main railway station of Milan but not clean enough.

9.6

good idea having tv in bedrooms i liked the balcony from the room good quality continental breakfast impressed with train station

6.1

It is good that near to the station and clean to the room.

6.5

The room was nice.

6.1

Basically you get what you pay for. The hotel was cheap, room was ok, TV worked, linen was clean. We could get more hot water at night so had hot baths rather than cold showers, although bottom of bath was quite rough so we've got a few grazes..! Drains also bit smelly in bathroom. Near to Metro so easy to get into city centre. Massimo (owner) bit gruff but finally got a smile when we paid the bill, he also got his mate to drop us at the airport for 20 Euros.

9.5

overnight stay, near central station a plus, great price for single with bathroom down the hall, breakfast included. staff helpful and friendly. room small, but clean with handy sink. washroom down the hall clean and not often occupied. an excellent choice for a night or two.

8.9

We had a large room, the staff were friendly and helpful. Very close to central station and the metro to the centre of Milan. Springs poking through mattress is our only complaint. They really need replacing.

4.7

Room and bathroom was very dirty and smelly. Cupboard doors were falling off. No airconditioning. Love the chandelier in the lobby! Staff were friendly though.

4.3

people at the reception are rude, they never hello, no goodbye, and thank you, if you ned a help to go somewhere, they even don't answer you, the first one was watching his emails all time, the second, was everytime on phone, and they don't care about the guest in the hotel, the hotel is well situated, near to the city shopping, and markets, but employees are under competent

2.8

Don't stay there is you need a good night of sleep. I have stayed in a hotel in the same area before that was simple but still nice and perfect for one night stay in Milan. However, this hotel was not welcoming at all! there were some "party people" staying in the same floor as I was and they were making noise until 2 am. It seemed like the whole floor was partying and the hotel staff did nothing about it. The room phone did not work so it was impossible to communicate with the front desk.

1.1

the room was stink of smoking smell, and toilet is totally dirty..

0.3

DIRTY DIRTY DIRTY : the room was awfully dirty, the public areas were dirty as well. i won't even talk about the bathroom. we called before our arrival to get some informations and the owner hung up on us !! he was very rude and mean anyway. The îctures on the web side have nothing in a common with the hotel itself .... (where did they get them !?) AVOID THIS HOTEL NEVER GO THERE !!!

1.0

This place is a total dump! I though I was staying in a crack den! So noisy and so horrible,and I dont even want to think about what I caught from the Bathroom! I would NEVER recommend it and and dissapointed as all the other hotels I have booked through Venere have been great.

6.5

Travelling with a group of 10 football supporters I was very pleased with the way our group was treated. Although we arrived very late in the evening the Hotel arranged for a local restaurant to stay open so we could eat (and drink). All guidance provided by the hotel staff was accurate and easily understandable. (No one in our group spoke Italian but this did not matter). Breakfast was perhaps the only disappointment of the stay. The dining facilities were very cramp and there was no flexibility in allowing us to have an earlier breakfast on the day of our departure. (we had to leave the hotel 1 hour before breakfast was due to start). Overall the Hotel is reasonably well situated, close to the Central Train Station and only a short walk to the underground network. I have no hesitation in recommending this hotel to others.

9.2

Virigilio offers much more than expected for this price: everybody knows the kind of hotel you expect when you pay 30 euros but this time I've been really surprised. The employees are really nice and helpful, they treated us like friends and as far as I remember, I had never felt so comfortable in any hotel before. I have no doubt I'll stay there again next time I go to Milan, and I strongly recommend this hotel!

1.0

(sorry for my english) It was the worst hotel during my vacation They said is located 150mt of train station and it was at 500-800mt I call because I can´t find it, and an old, grumpy man ask me "you ask for the street and walk, I don't have time to explain, I have an other call" The when finally can get there the old man said: "get out, every body is sleeping, your room will be at 1:00PM!!!!" The building was old, dirty. The water was "like coffee" The staff never have time to help you give you directions, maps, etc. I RECOMEND: NEVER GO TO VIRGILIO HOTEL!!!!!!!!!!!

7.1

The employees were very nice but I was desapointed by the bedroom

7.2

Quite expensive for what it is. We really just used this hotel for when we flew into Italy, to get to La Spezia. The room was small - 2 single beds, sink, wardrobe. Clean. Nice breakfast, small but good. Friendly staff. Bathroom was across the hall. Good overall.

10

Virgilio was a great hotel. A wonderful value, with excellent staff. They were helpful AND spoke excellent english! Just watch out for the sunken floor showers!

5.1

An old hotel that needed to be re-decorated and especially the toilet which looks un-tidy and not feeling comfortable and the bath-tubs etc needed to be re-newed.

3.5

This is the hotel which I had the baddest impression ever. The reception was really unfrriendly and the had no hospitality at all, their attitude was disgusting. Though I had a confirmation for 2 nights, they insisted they did not give me confirmation from hotel (I did not have printed confirmation, just had venere confirmation) and they only had double room which costed twice of the booked room. As I was tired, I had no choice to accept it. This hotel must have similar problems always, I saw other couple disputing about their booking with the reception. I don't really recommend this hotel.

2.6

Filthy, filthy, filthy place. My room was so small and dirty and the cot was bumpy and old. The room was noisy and the shared bath gross! I got stuck in the elevator and the price was outrageous given the conditions of the hotel. Stay somewhere else for a few more euro. Breakfast was poor for the price, too.

5.9

Realmente por el Precio y la ubicacion el Hotel es bueno, Yo contrate todos mis hoteles por Venere, y en Venecia un hotel de la misma Categoria y con baño fuera de la habitacion y fue excelente en Limpieza, pero el de Milan realmente los baños eran patetico. Pero realmente por el precio y la categoria del hotel fue buena la experiencia.

2.5

this is a very bad hotel: 1.staffs were rude, they retained our passports for photocopies and only gave them back to us after half hour 2.lift was very small that could accommdate at most 3 people 3.breadfast was so poor that ony 1 bread and 1 hot drink were provided but charged for high price 4.breadfast room was so small that there were only 2 small tables under stair 5.the room was just like prison cell 6.they charged us a higher price per night than the price we reserved in internet. After quarrel, we could pay the orginial price. The photo gallery in internet is totally different from what I see in hotel. And this price is not worth for that poor quality.

8.7

I took a single room with toilet & for the price that I paid, I would say my room is good & as expected. The location of the hotel near the Central Station is my main priority & I had no problem dragging 2 of my suitcases from the Station to the Hotel, which is considered very near walking distance. I find the staffs friendly, particularly when I was checking out & needed a taxi desperately 2 days before Christmas, which was not easy in Milan.The man at the reception patiently dialled all the numbers he could get hold of for about 20 minutes & got me one, at last. For the price I was paying for the room, this extra service counts a lot.

5.2

I thought the hotel was very expensive, previous to my stay in Milan, I had booked three nights in Rimini costing 30€ per night which the facilities were so much better. I didn't have breakfast on the day of checking out (Milan) as I had to get to the airport for which I received no reduction from my bill.

2.6

This is a very bad hotel, which by European standards should not be allowed. Employees are completely incompetent and the hotel itself has a quirky atmosphere - from the language between some guests and the owner it was easy to infer some rooms are used for illicit purposes. The employees admitted belongings are stolen from the lobby of the hotel quite often. A place to avoid absolutely: just walk ten minutes towards east and the Corso Buenos Aires surroundings to find decent places to spend the night.

8.4

Good lodging for shorter stays in Milano. Closeness to central station, sub and centre appreciated.

4.2

è una brutta topaia puzzolente ma il proprietario è gentile e simpatico e per 50 € ci ha dato una doppia con bagno (la prenotazione di venere non c'era non gli è mai arrivata pessimo venere). se non soffrite la puzza di scarichi potete andare.

5.2

The main advantage is its good location, and the main disadvange also because its location, noise. This property is close to the central station, maybe it is better in the cold season, you can colse the window.

2.9

It is really noisy through the night when I stayed there only one night. I heared the man walking through the corridor, the lift climbed up and down all night (The room that I stayed in is just besides the lift). The thing I think is the worst is that one of the bathroom's light switches is outside the bathroom! Anyone can switch off the light when he don't know I was in!

4.6

Location good for station access, but hotel is not worth the money - at a lower price acceptable.

3.5

First room that we stayed in should only have had a single bed in! Second stay (on same trip) was more acceptable. Location for station good, but over priced for type of accomodation.

3.1

Eventhough the location is good (near the central station), however the staff didn't offer a good service. Only 1 lift operate and it's very small. We even have to quarrel with the staff to get the service we suppose to get. The price is quite affordable but you can't expect a good service.

7.8

Good parking facility. Flexible in changing the type of room at no extra cost.

3.3

I booked at this hotel because it was the cheapest offered at the time in Milan. I guess I got what I payed for because it was miserable: dirty, cramped, with an unhelpful and unfriendly staff. The only plus it that is was near the train station. The communal bathroom is literally a tiny little hole carved out of the hallway which is dark, cramped and probably dirty, though I couldn't really see enough to tell. There is no shower curtain or place to hang anything, and really the whole little hole got a shower. Maybe the more expensive rooms on the other floor that come with a bathroom actually have a shower curtain - but I wouldn't bet on it. Staff was not very nice. Pay more, get more - choose a better hotel.

8.9

hotel collect commision on accepting credit cards (as a banking expenses)I forced to pay in cash??. Hotel machin to internet access was not worked (site should be modified to cleare this).All other was very nice.

5.5

the room is really cheap, 40 eur per night, but at this price, you should have expected nothing!...and the room is extremely hot also.

6.7

I had a very small room but anyway I appreciated the small balcony (we can put a chair and smell the night air of Milano without even being seen. The temperature of the room was very hot and even with open window and fresh night and rain, I couldn't succeed in refreshing the atmosphere. Parking in front of hotel is appreciable, even if not guarded.

6.8

I booked a single room without bathroom. Wehn Iarrived was given a double room with a small bathroom. didn't think anything of it, but when booking out was charged for the double room with bathroom. Finally paid for a single room with bathroom after threatening to call police. I don't know if this is common practice with this hotel.

4.1

No hot water for showers. Breakfirst was a joke if it was there at all.

9.3

Little space for Breakfast only this is no apropiated.

9.0

It would be great if the shower in the room has a good pressure of warm water.

4.1

I was very disappointed after viewing the photographs of the property on the internet, it actually looked nothing like it when I got there. My room was so small, it looked like a prison cell !!!! I would not be staying at this hotel again.

6.4

no shower curtain for shower; towels of poor quality, though clean; hotel 4 blocks from train station

4.9

We only stayed 1 night as it was extremely smoky and with asthma, my wife was unable to breathe even with medication.No non smoking available The desk service was rude on arrival and non helpful except the evening receptionist gave us an excellent restaurant. Cleaning staff on the floor were helpful. PClement

3.2

the rooms smell very strong like toiletts. you must open windows hole time, but there is only one thin plaid. equipment is very old and close. no mirror in rooms, only small one in bath. television is only in italian. sat-tv is a joke. price is much to high for service. we got some faxes, but they don't reach us after sending. next morning faxes are availible with time from late afternoon. the reception was not able to use fax-device maybe they have an other fax-number. but official there is only one number????? service is realy loud at morning. rooms are in level 5 and 6. there is only one realy small elevator. this elavator is mostly occupied. there are no official stairs for using. only for emergency exit. 5 small breakfast tables (10 persons in sum) for all guests. breakfast time between 8 and 10. (be careful, you have to wait 30 minutes at least for reaching a table and 20 minutes more for getting a service) breakfast is a very small italian breakfast (1 coffee and 1 bread with (old)butter and jum). surrounding is very poor. no restaurants (only the own one, but smells strong for aoli (not good for buisiness). silver pub in next door is nice, but the oly one. in direction to train station most cafes are tourist-falls. (2 small ice creams and 2 0.1l wine = 20€). :-( connections to metro, bus and tram are good. do never recommand.... regards

5.4

A strange place located close to the train station. Not great value, other than location.

5.7

the chamber maids were extremely noisy and there was a constant smell of cigarettes and dogs in the hall way

5.2

The hotel decor was very depleted. Some tea making facilities in the room would have been very welcome. The TV had very limited choice with no international channels, plus the remote control barely functioned.

7.4

the location was the best for us that wanted to stay close to the railway station. However, it wasn't that easy to find the hotel, some basic directions would help to. The employees were kind and could speak English and Spanish. The room was a bit noisy but clean and spacious.

3.8

Upon arrival the front desk clerk was very informative about some locations we planned to go to. But once we went up to the room all pleasantries were over. The room was very filthy and we had to up grade the following day. We were across from the washroom which was noisy, and the shower facilities were quite disgusting. I have never spent that much on such an aweful room. Breakfast the first day was a joke - hard bun, coffee and flies!! Needless to say we will never stay there again.

7.0

It was good price.

2.6

Don't stay at this hotel! The people, service and rooms are terrible. It was not worth the money and was not in a nice area. I would never stay there again under any circumstances.

5.6

Hotel with a rather poor quality. For 1 night it was possible. Longer stay not advisable

9.6

They helped us and made our stay in Italy a very nice. They helped us whit info and more.. I will gladly stay there next time also-

5.5

A very small room, but a fantastic balcony with panoramic view, when you get a room at the sixth floor. At walking distance from the Central Station (3 minutes).

4.0

This was a very basic Hotel in a central location. It was adequate for what we needed - a central hotel, suited our budget and we were only staying one night. The room was basic but clean.

5.5

This saty was not one of my favorits! The pictures and discription of the hotel were a little off. But what do you expect for a 2 star hotel? The rooms were small and a little dingy. However the bathroom was really nice and clean. Staff were pleasent. this place we o.k

7.7

Although the decor of my room was a bit shabby and the bed too soft, the place was very clean, cheap and near the station which is what I wanted.

8.8

The location is excellent for city and country train services.Very large bathroom and more facilities than I expected .

3.5

The best thing is the location, near station. Rooms very basic and cramped. Try not to have a room at the back of hotel, dogs barking, people shouting - quite noisy.

4.0

you can easily find spider net in the room, the elevator is very noisy although our room was about 6 rooms away from it. The bed is very old and you will fall to the ground if you don't stay in the middle of the bed. It's the worst hotel I've ever stayed in Europe in terms of quality vs. price.

7.8

It was good to be there

7.2

The Hotel Virgilio is a good place to stay if you simply want to get your head down for the night in a cheap, no-frills hotel in a central location. It suited my needs!!

5.8

Reasonable place in slightly rough neighbourhoood.

5.6

The rooms were very simple, but not extremely clean by any means. And there isn't that much space in the room. Everything is pretty squished in. The front desk staff person answered my questions, but he wasn't very friendly. And if I asked too many questions by his standard he would just get annoyed and be somewhat rude. For those that don't understand Italian, it may be a bit of a problem with the breakfast staff. I spoke a bit and could get by...but I could see that others were struggling. It wasn't a great place, but if you really needed a place to stay for a night or two, it would do fine.

7.5

Anyway, it is cheap and close the train station.

3.1

i thought that the hotel was well over piced for what it is. there were no clear directions on how to get there. i spent over an hour and had to ask a local to take me there eventually. bathrooms were not clean

6.2

all the room consisted of was a the bed with a foot around it.

9.0

An historic hotel in a wonderful city--Venice. Well located near the train station. An easy walk. An excellent value