The Gray
Playful den for modern lovers
Centralissimo
Steps from the Duomo, in the heart of Milan, the art deco façade of The Gray hotel masks 21 à la mode bedrooms kitted out with glam gadgetry. The lobby’s two-seater fuschia-upholstered swing hints at the hotel’s playful in-room style: vivid hues and tactile textures – cream padded-leather, faux animal pelts and two-tone wood veneers – to entice guests to get cosy. Look beyond your love nest to find mod Mediterranean cuisine in design-led Le Noir restaurant, and sample G Bar’s tempting cocktails while curled up together on a canopied sofa on the Aria roof terrace.
Facilities
Номера
21 individually designed rooms, two with private gyms.
Checkout
Noon. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
Больше сведений
Rates exclude breakfast.
Фитнес-центр
Бесплатный доступ в интернет
Прачечная
Возможно размещение с животными
Рестораны на территории
Обслуживание в номерах
At the Hotel
Roof terrace, valet parking and free WiFi. A personal shopper can be arranged on request. In rooms: hydro showers and/or hydro bath tubs, flatscreen TV and DVD player, iPod dock, CD player, radio and minibar. The ‘Urban and fit’ Junior Suite has a small private gym.
Our Favourite Rooms
For pure indulgence we love the Gallery rooms, which have incredible views of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, swathes of zebra-print and African fabrics and a large round Jacuzzi bath tub with a built-in TV. Choose a City Deluxe Room with a monochrome hanging bed and you won’t need a chandelier to swing from, or you can opt to have a Philippe Starck bath tub just a few steps from the bed.
Packing Tips
A floppy wide-brimmed hat and oversized sunglasses for refined reclining on the hotel’s terrace, and your comfiest loafers for ascending the steps of the Duomo nearby.
Also
Petite pets can stay for €50 a night; be sure to alert reception before you arrive.
Дети
Welcome. Be sure to request a babysitter at least 24 hours in advance. One child (under-2) can stay in their parents’ room for free in a baby cot; extra beds for over-twos are €132 a night.
Галерея
Food & Drink
Top Table
Cosy up at an intimate corner table with a bottle of barolo at Le Noir, or secure a canopied sofa on the terrace for a smidgen more privacy.
Дресс-код
Guests’ attire reflects the hotel’s chic but effortless style: an unbuttoned sports coat will suit for Mr Smith and a Sixties-style monochrome minidress for Mrs Smith.
Hotel Restaurant
Lauded across the city, the hotel’s restaurant Le Noir lives up to its name with black-lacquered surfaces. The restrained minimalist style is tempered with whimsical hints of zebra print and low-lit chandeliers fashioned out of cutlery; it’s a suitable setting in which to sample a menu of creative Mediterranean fare. Delicate fish, hearty slabs of meat and seasonal vegetables, are accompanied by a local vintage.
Hotel Bar
Grab a pre-dinner drink at the hotel’s intimate watering hole G Bar. Sip a zesty mojito surrounded by copper-enveloped walls or grab a red-velvet stool at the bar. For laid-back alfresco drinks and light meals head upstairs to the Aria terrace.
Last Orders
Breakfast is served from 7am–11am, lunch from 12:30pm–2.30pm and dinner from 7:30pm–10.30pm. The Aria terrace and G Bar both stay open until 1am.
Room Service
The restaurant’s à la carte menu is available in-room from 12.30pm–2.30pm and 7pm–10.30pm; otherwise, snacks such as smoked salmon and insalata caprese are available round the clock.
Planes
Milan has three airports: Linate (30 minutes from Bulgari Hotel), Milan Bergamo (45 minutes) and Malpensa (50 minutes). There are no trains from Linate, but the 73 bus will drop you at Piazza San Babila, just a 10-minute walk from the hotel. There are trains every half hour (until 11.10pm) from Malpensa to Piazzale Cadorna (also five minutes away). From Linate, your only option is the Terravision express coach, which will take you to Milano Centrale station in 60 minutes (around 10 minutes from the hotel).
Trains
The hotel is a 10-minute taxi journey from Milano Centrale station, where you can get local and regional trains to the rest of Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Be warned, express trains cost more than the regional equivalents which make more stops; see Trenitalia (www.trenitalia.icom) for details.
Automobiles
The hotel's right next to the cathedral, so once in Milan, simply follow signs to the centre or ‘duomo’ to find it and then leave your car to be taken care of at The Gray (valet parking is available). You probably won’t need to drive within the city; plus, Milan is well-served by public transport, with both a metro and tram system. Although, you may well want a car to visit Bergamo, one of the most beautiful cities in Northern Italy and just under an hour’s car drive away.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
Climb to the top of the Duomo – 166 steps, or there’s a lift – but worth it for the eyeful. A tour of La Scala is no substitute for a performance, but diverting nonetheless. Santa Marie delle Grazie houses da Vinci’s Last Supper (open until 6.45pm; closed Mondays; call +39 2 8942 1146 to book). La Pinacoteca di Brera is a fine-art must. Il Cimitero Monumentale, where Giuseppe Verdi lies, is an amazing open-air museum in its own right. Via Montenapoleone, Via della Spiga and Via Sant’Andrea house the showrooms of the major designers, including Gucci, Prada,Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and Bottega Veneta. The Armani empire has its multi-concept store on Via Manzoni. For more affordable purchases (MaxMara, Bruno Magli, Pollini, H&M, Zara), head for Corso Vittorio Emanuele. The area around Porta Ticinese is good for street style (Diesel, Miss Sixty, Fornarina) as well as second-hand shops, handmade clothes and intriguing homewares. The Fiera di Senigallia market, every Saturday, sells ethnic handicrafts, records and bicycles along the Darsena dockyard. Mercato dell’Antiquariato di Brera, on the third Saturday of the month, has stalls selling books, jewellery, antiques and so on.
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