Hotel Review: Avani Palazzo Moscova Milan Hotel

It's not hard to explore the city from this spot, with both Garibaldi and Repubblica train stations less than a ten-minute walk away, and you can reach the Porta Nuova business district on foot in about five minutes. The fashionable shops of Corso Como are also about five minutes away, whilst the multi-floored Eataly is just two minutes from the hotel and is a food emporium not to be missed.

By plane: fly to Milan Malpensa from London (1 hour 50 mins) and Manchester (2 hours 5 mins). The hotel is a 50-minute drive from the airport. You can also fly from London to Milan Linate (1 hour 50 mins) and drive 25 minutes from the airport. Parking available for €40 per day. Book flights to Milan.

The building opened as Milan's first railway station in 1840 when the city was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the neoclassical façade has been well preserved. Inside, the décor is contemporary and few original features remain. Fun displays of antique luggage and liquor bottles decorate the reception area, while corridors are painted a cheerful turquoise.

A small co-working space in the reception area is a sociable place to catch up on email, while a fitness room has the latest Technogym equipment and there's a small spa. An underground car park is handy if you are combining a trip to Milan with a drive to the lakes.

• Restaurant
• Bar
• Terrace
• Gym
• Spa
• Sauna
• Paid parking
• Free Wi-Fi

The rooms all differ a little in size and décor; some have a mezzanine floor with a desk and sofa bed to provide some extra space, others have feature wallpaper to brighten the generally monochrome palette. All rooms have tea and coffee facilities, safe and air-conditioning, and suites also have minibars.

Room types: Standard Room, Superior Room, Junior Suite, Suite

Key amenities: ensuite bathroom, slippers, hairdyer, TV, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi

The stylish restaurant Forte specialises in quality fish from the Mediterranean. Signature dishes include sea bass in a salt crust and a delicate pistachio ice cream, a dessert loved by celebrities at the sister restaurant in South Beach Miami. The cellar houses over 3,000 bottles, mainly French and Italian.

Forte: seafood, classic Italian dishes. Open daily 12-3pm and 7-11pm.

Bar: coffees, aperitifs, cocktails.