As a family business for over 20 years, the Hotel Siro is a great choice for visitors ... more
looking for a comfortable, welcoming, and economical stay in the vicinity of Stazione Centrale. Only a few steps from Milan's line 1 subway station, Hotel Siro is loc...
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The family-run Hotel San Siro Fiera has recently been completely refurbished. Its location ... more
close to San Siro Stadium makes it perfect for those going to a football match or concert. The courteous staff will welcome you with a professional service and h...
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Advantages: The atmosphere and sheer scale of the stadium Disadvantages: Undercurrent of violence in Italian football
I always like travelling and soaking up culture. When I'm abroad I also try to fit in a football match. I've seen Dutch, Belgian and French football on a few occasions but I've always wanted to see matches from the big boys of Europe ie. Spain Germany and Italy.
In April 2004 I had decided to take my eldest son, then aged twelve, to do a whistle stop tour of Northern Italy, taking in Milan, Venice, Rome and Pisa. I had been to all these places before so it wasn't new to me but my son had been keen on Italy so I thought I'd show him the sights, smells, architecture and culture of Italy. Great, but what about me?
Wouldn't it be nice to see an Italian match, I said to my son, particularly at the San Siro Stadium. Good kid that he is he agreed wholeheartedly. So I began investigating on the internet to find out how possible it would ...
Beaker66 18.02.2006 (27.04.2006)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Milan in general
Advantages: cheaper than many in the area, clean, comfortable, easy access to sights Disadvantages: bathroom not great, no restaurant
Named the 10th most expensive city in the world in terms of cost of living (Mercer's Cost of Living Survey, 2008), Milan isn't generally a city you'd associate with budget hotels. However, that was exactly what I was in search of when travelling to the city for a 3-night stay in October 2008. Knowing that a large proportion of my money would be spent on shopping and eating out, I was on the hunt for accommodation that was cheap, central and comfortable.
You'l struggle to find anything that fits the bill in the centre of the city - anything in the Duomo (cathedral) or main shopping areas tends to be more pricey, or cheap for a good reason (i.e., incredibly basic). We were happy to look a little further out, and eventually decided to book a twin room at Hotel Teco through laterooms.com.
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Hotel Teco is located on a tiny ...
amount of work that has gone into the Duomo. Unfortunately, due to the industrial smog you don't always get a great view from the roof - it was a lovely sunny day but we struggled to see the San Siro stadium which is only a few KMs away.
Whilst Milan is very industrial but there are a couple of other highlights:-
Castello Sforesco museum - also walk out back where it has been set out like an English Park with a few places to get a drink/snack and a few souvenirs. The Central train station is also a beautiful building
There are a lot of hawkers in the Duomo area but a polite no normally works and you must learn to cross the road like an Italian!
I don't think I've ever seen so many McDonalds within such a small area but there are also some nice places to eat - we found a good restaurant just off Piazza Spizzico where you can ...
