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Booking the Park Hyatt Milan
Milan is a great hotel city, with most of the major hotel brands having properties here. For example, Tiffany has reviewed Starwood’s Excelsior Hotel Gallia Milan, which she really enjoyed.
For our three nights in Milan we decided to book the Park Hyatt Milan, which I had heard great things about. The Park Hyatt Milan is a Category 7 World of Hyatt property, meaning that a redemption here costs either 30,000 World of Hyatt points for a free night, or 15,000 World of Hyatt points plus 244EUR for a Points + Cash booking.
Since I value World of Hyatt points at ~1.5 cents each, the outright free night redemption was the better value. The paid rate would have been about 600EUR per night, so redeeming points was a great value.
Thanks to my Globalist status I was also able to confirm an upgrade at the time of booking to a Park Junior Suite. Being able to confirm an upgrade subject to availability at the time of booking for the stays that matter most to me is one of my favorite Globalist perks, as I get four of these certificates per year (in addition to unlimited complimentary suite upgrades subject to availability at the time of check-in).
What makes this redemption so accessible for many is that World of Hyatt is a Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer partner, so that’s an easy way to acquire World of Hyatt points.
Park Hyatt Milan review
Our Emirates flight landed in Milan in the early afternoon, and I was pleasantly surprised by how quick the ride was, given how far Malpensa Airport is from the city. We were at the Park Hyatt within 45 minutes. The Park Hyatt has a charming exterior and feels boutique, which makes sense, given that it has just over 100 rooms.
Park Hyatt Milan exterior
The hotel has some cute dog statues by the entrance.
Park Hyatt Milan entrance
The lobby is quite intimate — it’s just a small room with the reception desk at the far end, and the concierge desk to the right. I’d say this is perhaps the only part of the hotel that didn’t impress me. I generally like having somewhere to sit in a lobby, while this one was tiny, with just a few benches. It would even be awkward to sit there, given how many people are working at the desks.
Park Hyatt Milan reception
Fortunately the service at reception was flawless. Check-in was efficient and professional, and the front office agent checking us in went over all the benefits we’d receive due to my Globalist status, including the suite we had confirmed, 4PM late check-out (which we didn’t need), complimentary breakfast, and more.
On top of the standard perks, this hotel has some additional Globalist benefits, including a 20% discount on spa treatments of 50 minutes or longer, as well as 20% off when having lunch or dinner at La Cupola.
Within a couple of minutes we were escorted to our room, which was located on the second floor. The hotel has two elevators, immediately across from reception.
Park Hyatt Milan elevators
Park Hyatt Milan hallway
The hotel is in a rectangular shape (so there are four hallways on each floor, and we were assigned room 220, which was a bit of a walk from the elevator.
Park Hyatt Milan room exterior
Park Hyatt Milan floorplan
The suite was lovely. This was definitely a junior suite rather than a full suite, which is to say that the living area and sleeping area were in the same room. However, it was large and nicely appointed.
Park Hyatt Milan junior suite
At the far end of the room was the king size bed. While the mattress itself was comfortable, I wish the pillows had been bigger. I guess I could have called down, as I bet they had other pillow options, but that didn’t cross my mind at the time.
Park Hyatt Milan junior suite bedroom
Then the rest of the room had a desk area, living area, and a table with two chairs.
Park Hyatt Milan junior suite living area
The desk was underneath the wall-mounted TV.
Park Hyatt Milan junior suite desk & TV
The table at the far end of the room wasn’t really big enough to be a dining table, though I guess if needed it could serve as one.
Park Hyatt Milan junior suite table and chairs
Then the living area had a chair and a big loveseat.
Park Hyatt Milan junior suite living area
On the desk was an in-room Illy coffee machine and kettle.
Park Hyatt Milan in-room coffee
On the opposite wall were two big bottles of water, which were replenished daily.
Park Hyatt Milan junior suite bottled water
The room faced the interior courtyard of the hotel. On one hand that was a bit of a bummer (both due to the lack of views and lack of natural light), though on the other hand it meant that it was always quiet.
Park Hyatt Milan junior suite view
The bathroom was almost as big as the main part of the room. Upon entering the bathroom was a big closet area, along with the in-room safe.
Park Hyatt Milan junior suite closet
Then there were two nearly identical sinks, located on opposite sides of the bathroom.
Park Hyatt Milan suite bathroom
Park Hyatt Milan suite bathroom
Further into the bathroom was a tub and walk-in shower.
Park Hyatt Milan suite bathtub
The shower had both a rainforest showerhead and a handheld one.
Park Hyatt Milan suite shower
Toiletries were in huge bottles, and were high quality.
Park Hyatt Milan toiletries
Then there was a separate room with a toilet and bidet.
Park Hyatt Milan suite toilet & bidet
I thought the room was lovely. In-room Wi-Fi was fast and free, and didn’t require logging in. A few hours after checking in we were brought a welcome amenity, consisting of a bottle of red wine, nuts, and olives.
Park Hyatt Milan welcome amenity
Breakfast was served daily at La Cupola, located just past reception in the lobby. Breakfast was served from 7AM until 10:30AM. As a morning person I find 7AM to be a really late start time for breakfast, but I get this is Italy, so…
The restaurant was such a stunning space, with a glass dome. It reminded me a lot of the breakfast restaurant at the Park Hyatt Paris.
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast restaurant
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast restaurant
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast restaurant
The restaurant has both a buffet and a menu. This hotel may just have the most generous Globalist breakfast of any hotel anywhere, as you can have whatever you want. You can do the buffet, you can order as much as you want off the menu, or any combination of both. I can’t think of any other Hyatt hotel I’ve stayed at that doesn’t have some sort of limitation on what breakfast comes included.
The breakfast menu read as follows:
The buffet was small but high quality, and I almost wanted to eat everything there. There was fresh fruit, cold cuts, cheese, cereal, yogurt, all kinds of pastries and breads, etc. What I really can’t emphasize enough is how high quality everything was.
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast buffet
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast buffet
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast buffet
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast buffet
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast buffet
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast buffet
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast buffet
Every morning I had a cappuccino, which was one of the best I’ve ever had at a hotel.
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast — cappuccino
This might be a weird combination, but both the fresh fruit and focaccia from the buffet were excellent.
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast
One morning I ordered the walnut bread, avocado, goat ricotta cheese, and basil emulsion.
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast
The other morning I just had an omelet.
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast
One morning Ford had the poached eggs, multi-grain bread, avocado, and smoked salmon.
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast
The other morning he had the eggs benedict with ham.
Park Hyatt Milan breakfast
I was sad our flight on the last day was so early, as we had to skip breakfast.
Breakfast was such a highlight of staying here, and I can’t emphasize enough how nice the ladies working in the restaurant were. After the first morning they remembered our preferred drink order (down to our preference for soy milk), asked if we wanted to sit at the same table as the prior day, and greeted us in such a warm way.
They also couldn’t have been more encouraging of ordering as much as we wanted, not that we took advantage of that. But every morning they’d say “you don’t want to order anything else? No dessert? But you are Globalist, you can order whatever you want.” Hah.
While we never ate at the Park Hyatt’s two Michelin-starred restaurant, VUN Andrea Aprea, we did have drinks one night at Dehors, the hotel’s seasonal outdoor bar. You can find the drink list for that here.
Park Hyatt Milan bar
My aperol spritz was great, and as is the norm in Italy, it came with snacks.
Park Hyatt Milan bar drinks
Park Hyatt Milan bar snacks
Park Hyatt Milan bar snacks
The evening that we arrived we also ordered room service. We had just gotten off our flight and had a lot of work to do as it was a Monday, so this seemed the most convenient. The room service food was very good.
Park Hyatt Milan room service
The only other major hotel amenity worth talking about is the spa and gym, located on the basement level. The gym was on the small side, though at least it had decent equipment.
Park Hyatt Milan gym
Park Hyatt Milan gym
While we didn’t use any of it, there was also a hot tub, sauna, and steam room.
Park Hyatt Milan spa
Park Hyatt Milan spa
Here’s the menu of spa treatments (as a reminder, Globalist members get 20% off):
The hotel has an unbeatable location for someone who is sightseeing. Two of Milan’s most popular spots are the Galleria and Duomo. Below is a picture of the entrance to the Park Hyatt in relation to the Galleria — as you can see, it’s just a few steps away.
Milan Galleria
Milan Galleria
The Duomo is just a short walk away as well.
Il Duomo Milan
While this isn’t related to the hotel, I want to mention that this was my first visit to Milan “proper” in nearly two decades. Overall I wasn’t that impressed by the city. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice enough city, and we had some great meals there. But personally I didn’t find it nearly as charming as some of the other cities in Italy, and I don’t need to return anytime soon.
Park Hyatt Milan bottom line
I loved the Park Hyatt Milan, and it easily ranks in my top 10 Hyatt properties worldwide, and maybe even my top five. This hotel has gorgeous rooms, exceptional service, an amazing Globalist breakfast, and a perfect location.
The only constructive criticism I have about the hotel is pretty minor, like breakfast only starting at 7AM (which is probably my issue), and how tiny the lobby is.
All things considered I can’t recommend this hotel enough, and in many ways it reminded me a lot of the Park Hyatt Paris.
If you’ve stayed at the Park Hyatt Milan, what was your experience like?
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