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TOP HOTELS

Excelsior Gallia

Piazza Duca d'Aosta 9 Tel 67 85 Fax 66713239 Top class, old-style hotel.

Palace

Piazza Repubblica 20 Tel 63 36 Fax 654 485 Luxurious, new-style hotel opposite the Principe.

Principe di Savoia

Piazza della Repubblica 17 Tel 62 30 Fax 6555838 Much used by Mifed executives, though the bar is becoming less of a gathering place these days.

Grand Hotel Brun

via Manzoni 29 Tel 45271 Underrated, fine hotel.

Duca di Milano

Piazza della Repubblica 13 Tel 6284 Fax 655 5966 Annexe to Principe.

Grand Hotel et de Milan

Via Manzoni 29 Tel 723141 Fax 86460861 In the historic centre.

Hilton International

Via Galvani 12 Tel 69 831 Fax 66710810 You know the name.

Pierre Milano

Via de Amicis 32 Tel 72000581 Fine hotel, generally underrated.

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Grand Hotel Fiera Milano

viale Boezio 20 Tel 48005472 Fax 48008494 For convenience alone this is a great spot; just across the road from the Fiera.

Admiral

via Domodossola 16 Tel 349 21 51 Fax 331 066 60 Another Mifed favourite for its convenient location.

Poliziano

via Poliziano 11 Tel 336 024 94 Fax 3310 6410 Four star hotel convenient for Mifed, caters for the executive.

Michelangelo

via Scarlatti 33 Tel 67 55 Fax 66 94 232 Very popular with the Mifed crowd; great central location near the railway station.

Carlyle Brera

Corso Garibaldi 84 Tel 290 03 888 Fax 290 03 993 This charming hotel is in the heart of the historic centre, a short walk from the Duomo.