Park Hyatt Milan

"Best Milan hotel for: first time visitors The Park Hyatt Milano is, as the contemporary parlance goes, so back. The property, which takes up residence in an 18th-century palazzo, looks fresh-faced and gorgeous after a multiyear and multiphase renovation executed through the peak of the pandemic. Now the bolthole is the place to base yourself in Milan, especially for first-timers, thanks to its close proximity to tourist attractions like the Duomo and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II—both next door—as well as the Castello Sforzesco and the Teatro alla Scala. It has all the hallmarks of a big-name and big-chain property (not that convention rooms or a loyalty points program put a hotel lower on anyone’s ranking), but there’s a sense of boutique-ness to it—if not necessarily in practice then in scale and design. It feels distinctly of Milan: stylish and sleek, creative and confident, proudly Italian. Interiors resemble sophisticated tonal dressing—the rooms, personified, are a well-groomed Italian gentleman in monochromatic Zegna cashmere jovially mingling with the crowds at Milan Fashion Week. Supper is an event at Pellico 3, which has only 28 seats and a menu that proposes just three Milanese and Lombardian dishes for each of the antipasti, primi, and secondi courses (four for dessert). As for the bar, Mio Lab, open until midnight, emphasizes creative mixology—the name literally means “my laboratory.” In the spring and summer, the space extends to a patio outside, called Dehors, perfect for sipping on Campari spritzes and watching the bustle of Milan go by. —Matt Ortile Price: Rooms from around $1,016 per night Hotel address: Via Tommaso Grossi, 1, 20121 Milano MI, Italy"

"A recently renovated luxury hotel in Milan, Italy, providing elegant accommodations and world-class service."

"Park Hyatt Milan offers an intimate experience with just 108 guest rooms, located close to the Duomo. It features contemporary design, spacious rooms, and a fine dining restaurant, Pellico 3." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"Dating to the 1870s, this former bank headquarters is "in a spot that can’t be beat," facing Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II—a location that snags a perfect score. The "ultra comfortable and stylish design" includes a glass cupola lounge with a giant sculpture of Medusa’s head, and rooms in apricot and beige with high ceilings and marble inlay. "The attentive staff are just perfect." Finished in pastel Venetian stucco, the spa has a whirlpool wall made of glass and a 250,000-piece mosaic with gold leaf. Dine on seasonal Italian at the Park Bar. "This is the best Hyatt property I’ve ever stayed at."

"Set in an 18th-century palazzo, once a former bank, the Park Hyatt Milan boasts interiors designed by American-born, Paris -based architect Edward Tuttle. It aims to wow from the outset. Guests are greeted by a lobby decorated with sophisticated materials such as warm travertine stone and alabaster, and topped with a 30-foot glass-domed cupola. There’s a discernibly modern aesthetic throughout the rest of the hotel, though, from the vibrant modern art scattered throughout the public areas to the contemporary color palettes (creams, beiges, and gentle grays). Rooms are correspondingly elegant, with high ceilings, expensive dark woods, rich wool carpets, and hand-selected furnishings (Murano light fixtures, Bang & Olufsen TVs). The bathrooms are especially impressive, not only because of their generous size and marbled interiors, but also thanks to the mirrored walls, double sinks, octagonal stone and glass showers, and Lauro Tonatto bath products."