Hotel De La Ville (Milan)
N. Italy: Lombardy: Milan
With its perfect location one block from the Piazza del Duomo, the Galleria and La Scala Opera House, the De La Ville combines convenience with charm, comfort and efficiency. The public areas are spacious and inviting and the Visconteo Bar is a popular meeting place serving light snacks as well as beverages. The hotel's new L'Opera Restaurant & Wine Bar receives accolades for its excellent cuisine and service in an intimate atmosphere. Rooms, while not large, are beautifully appointed with marble bathrooms and walls upholstered in silk. For families, there are connecting rooms. And there is a spacious one-bedroom Presidential Suite with whirlpool tub. The beautiful rooftop swimming pool (really a lap pool) has a retractable glass cover allowing use of the pool year round. Use of pool is complimentary for JDB clients. The hotel's Sirenuse fitness club (complimentary entry for JDB clients) has whirlpool, steam shower, cold shower ("shock shower"), sauna, treadmill, stepper, stationary bike, multipurpose free weight machine and lockers. Also available is a complimentary on-line ticket booking service for performances at both La Scala and to visit Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie Church. The hotel is about 10 minutes by car from the central train station where the new train to MXP departs.