Hotel Mignon - Milan, Italy 

TS
Posted: Wed, May 13 2009
THE HOTEL IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN A NICE UPSCALE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. WE TOOK THE 20 MINUTE WALK EACH WAY TO AND FROM THE MAIN TRAIN STATION, EACH DAY. THE WALK WAS VERY PLEASANT, PAST COFFEE SHOPS, PASTRY SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, AND THROUGH THE PARK. THE WALK TO THE DUOMO WAS ONLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES LONGER. WHEN WE DID NOT WALK, THE CAB WAS ONLY ABOUT 6 EUROS. WE WERE LOCATED ON THE 5TH FLOOR. WITH NO ELEVATOR, WE WERE GLAD WE PACKED LIGHTLY. WE SHARED A TOILET WITH ANOTHER GUESTROOM. IT WAS KEPT VERY CLEAN. THE STAFF WAS VERY HELPFUL AND THE PLACE WAS CLEAN. WE FOUND OUR FAVORITE PIZZA PLACE AND COFFEE BAR DOWN THE STREET. WE DON'T RECOMMEND GETTING A CAR. ODD-EVEN DAYS MAKES THE DRIVING A BIT UNPREDICTABLE , AND THERE IS NO PARKING. THE TRAIN SYSTEM IS VERY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE. THE MAIN TRAIN FROM THE AIRPORT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE CLOSEST TRAIN STATION. THE PRICE FOR THE ROOM WAS A REAL BONUS. THE COST WAS ABOUT HALF THE PRICE OF ANY OF THE OTHER HOTELS WE CONSIDERED. WE WERE SIMPLY LOOKING FOR A CLEAN ROOM FOR A DECENT PRICE WHILE WE ATTENDED THE FURNITURE FAIR IN RHO.WE HAVE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, AND WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE ACCOMODATIONS. WE WILL DEFINETLY STAY HERE AGAIN WHEN WE NEXT GO TO MILAN.

BY
Posted: Fri, Apr 10 2009
This is our first review in which we had such a negative experience with a B&B. With the exception of Hotel Mignon, our stay in all the other Italy hotels have been above average or outstanding. Aside from providing highly misleading and inaccurate directions to their hotel in the confirmation email i.e. direct line to the hotel via a single tram service, we ended up trawling the city for 5 hrs searching for the hotel instead. Upon realizing that the directions given were incorrect, we had to lug our heavy bags for 2 hrs on separate trams followed by a long walk before we finally arrived. Upon querying the reception why they had given incorrect information, they simply shrugged their shoulders and claimed it was not their responsibility and insinuated that it was our fault instead. We were absolutely disappointed there was not even an apology offered by them. Tired and hungry, we then checked in but our trip had definitely been soured by that experience. On the hotel itself, take note that although it looks geographically close to the city, it is a good hour away by tram (2 different svcs). The hotel also had a permanent odour of food in the air. The rooms were however surprisingly large and well-appointed for a 1-star hotel. Because of our disappointing experience with this hotel, we decided to stay at another hotel after 1 day instead. However, when we tried to check out, the reception staff turned hostile and we spent a fruitless hour trying to check ourselves out as they kept insisting for a full 3-days payment. Definitely not recommended.

Diogo Kyrillos
Posted: Thu, Feb 26 2009
Nice wellcome, got an upgrade in the room, very clean, confortable... no complains, it was a nice stay. Have a look on the video I made at the hotel and in the city on youtube.com/diogok Oh, yes, I remember something, the directions on how to get there are not really accurate and are a bit confusing, use Google Earth/Maps