Rub shoulders with Milanese A-listers and unwind in a secret garden in this Italian Grande Dame.

This Milanese Grande Dame overlooking the Piazza della Repubblica is the venue of choice for the city’s post fashion week parties. But it’s not all glam and bling. An unrivalled focus on the details that count, and discreet service have made past guests such as Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Monaco feel right at home…. On any given night, head to the Principe Bar, and watch well-to-do locals wax lyrical over Aperol Spritzes and Negronis on a sculpted crystal bar. At the hotel’s Acanto Restaurant, Chef Alessandro Buffolino’s gourmet Italian fare is best enjoyed out on the restaurant’s veranda overlooking the hotel’s private garden (a rarity in Milan). Rooms are elegant and cozy, and a joy to return to in the evenings, but stay in the Presidential Suite and chances are leaving the waters of its private, Pompeii-style pool and the convenience of private butler service, will prove too hard to bear.