We used to live in Milan and chose this hotel in part because we enjoy walking in the nearby neighborhoods. the value is excellent, the service was extraordinarily friendly, and the cost of parking was not extravagant.
I stayed some days in Milan for the Bit fair exhibition and I was really pleased with the comfort of Hotel The Big. I was surprised by the wideness of the rooms, especially of the bathroom with 2 separate areas. Clean rooms and an easy parking in the same biulding of the hotel. It is very close to the metro stop Garibaldi and in the Corso Como area, which is very nice and alive and just a few metres from teatro Smeraldo. In my next business travel I will surely get back to it.
The hotel was exellent, good service, good breakfast, good bed.
However.... The directions to the hotel were a disaster. It is located in a small, one way, side street, that no one knows. Moreover there is a lot of construction in that area that adds to the confusion. We have never been to Milan, and finding the place took us hours.
THis hotel is well located, close to Garibaldi metro and train station, just 2 stops away from Milano Centrale. Clean. Spacious. All employees were very nice and accomodating. About 20-30 minutes walk to Il Duomo. I was in Milano at the beginning and the end of my trip. I came back to this hotel instead of the other one I had reserved at the end.
It was right around the corner from a little strip of clubs and restaurants, so that was a pleasant surprise. It was further from the city center (i.e. the duomo) than i thought it would be, about a 20 min walk. but the walk wasn't unpleasant. rooms were clean, although our beds weren't turned down the entire weekend we were there, apparently they don't clean rooms on sunday.
and the two twin beds were pushed together and might as well have been a double.
Slightly weird that the floors throughout the room were large tile, and there was no carpeting literally anywhere in the hotel, but overall a nice place. came with a mini kitchen, fridge and sink. be aware though, the workout room...is a sparse one. a rack of weights, one treadmill, a bike and a stairmaster...and again...the floor is hard tile.