Italy All inclusive Vacations

The reason for choosing this hotel was because of breakfast and location--but for different reasons than one can imagine. The breakfast - I think this was the best part of the stay, fairly decent selection--a little bit of everything, but I would not call it a good value for a 4-star hotel. Other 4-star hotels (e.g., in Kyoto, JP, or London, UK.) offered more variety and better quality. The location - I chose it for convenient access to Stazzione Centrale, as I had to fly in and out of Milan' Malpensa airport a couple of times and didn't want to spend > $100 on taxi, so I took a bus conveniently to/from the train station. The added bonus was that we walked to central Milan and were able to keep up w/our daily steps, so yes, added bonus. But the area is as good as it can get close to a train station. The hotel - I don't know why it is a 4-star hotel. I would place is squarely in the 3-star category. Sure, the staff was very friendly and accommodating (except for a breakfast that we could not enjoy because we left very early and they gave us a breakfast bag that we could not eat because mostly everything was sweet, and it was a bummer considering that the breakfast was one of the reasons we stayed there). The property needs a good refurbishing, the hardwood in the rooms was heavily scratched, the paint on the walls was worn out, in some spots peeling off, the bedding was not goose-down (a must for a 4-star hotels, IMO).

The reason for choosing this hotel was because of breakfast and location--but for different reasons than one can imagine. The breakfast - I think this was the best part of the stay, fairly decent selection--a little bit of everything, but I would not call it a good value for a 4-star hotel. Other 4-star hotels (e.g., in Kyoto, JP, or London, UK.) offered more variety and better quality. The location - I chose it for convenient access to Stazzione Centrale, as I had to fly in and out of Milan' Malpensa airport a couple of times and didn't want to spend > $100 on taxi, so I took a bus conveniently to/from the train station. The added bonus was that we walked to central Milan and were able to keep up w/our daily steps, so yes, added bonus. But the area is as good as it can get close to a train station. The hotel - I don't know why it is a 4-star hotel. I would place is squarely in the 3-star category. Sure, the staff was very friendly and accommodating (except for a breakfast that we could not enjoy because we left very early and they gave us a breakfast bag that we could not eat because mostly everything was sweet, and it was a bummer considering that the breakfast was one of the reasons we stayed there). The property needs a good refurbishing, the hardwood in the rooms was heavily scratched, the paint on the walls was worn out, in some spots peeling off, the bedding was not goose-down (a must for a 4-star hotels, IMO).