Yaser Assami

Review of Crowne Plaza Milan Linate

So here's the story. Went to Milan on business and...

So here's the story. Went to Milan on business and my travel agent really struggled to find me a hotel since it was the last week of the Expo and the MTV awards were taking place that week in Milan, so naturally all the hotels were full. At the last min he found the Crown Plaza.

Lets start with the location. It's pretty far from the center of the city. The nearest metro station is a 10min walk followed by a 25 min metro ride to get to the Duomo area in Milan. It's an hour away from the international airport and Expo. The upside is you won't be bothered by outside noises like traffic and such because there is none. So if your in Milan for sightseeing, probably not the best place to stay as you'll waste alot of time commuting.

Check-in was fast and the staff were ok. The rooms are the usual European sizes (kinda small). I have no complaints about the cleanliness of the hotel, however there was a dirty wet towel under the sink in the bathroom (which wasn't pleasent of course) but sure it was overlooked by the cleaning staff since everything else was spotless. Breakfast was fine, nothing special.

What about the internet? Well for starters internet is not free. It's 10 for 24hours. Add to that, when you buy it, you can only use it on one device. Meaning if you have your phone and a laptop or iPad you have to pay for each device separately. And for a hotel that's marketed as a business hotel, that's disappointing. I kept losing connection and it was really slow! Very frustrating.

All in all my experience was fine. I would stay there again if I was on business. Would just have to figure something out for the internet.