The Bar/Lounge at Hotel Principe Di Savoia

"The sheer size of this 401-room behemoth will not suit all, but it does guarantee top-class facilities, including a full-featured spa with indoor pool, a decent modern Italian restaurant, and two bars"

"The Principe bar is an elegant aperitivo spot, and the Acanto restaurant has garden seating and is open from breakfast to dinner"

"The classic decor features sumptuous fabrics and sophisticated color schemes, the indoor pool is attractive and large, and the Principe Bar is one of the city's top spots for a business meeting or after-work cocktail"

"Glamorously old-fashioned, this five-star sleep was revamped in 2009 by lauded architect Thierry Despont, who added a modern update to spaces like Il Salotto, a grand lobby bar where fashionistas and film stars sip drinks on plush highback chairs under crystal chandeliers, and the Principe Bar, a see-and-be-seen spot decorated with handmade velvet fabrics and giant mirrors that serves a rollicking after-work aperitivo hour and is especially popular during Milan Fashion Week"

"A morning espresso at Il Salotto is the perfect way to start the day, while Principe Bar is one of the hottest spots in the city"

"Back on the ground floor, the Principe Bar buzzes with fashionistas during Fashion Week"

"Principe Bar is an elegant spot for an aperitivo, while Acanto serves Italian cuisine in a garden setting"

"The new lobby lounge is now the hotel's social center, with designer furnishings and fashion-followers mingling beneath a stained-glass cupola"

"You can curl up for afternoon tea, cookies and people-watching at the pastel-hued ground floor lounge Il Salotto and later hold court at the Principe Bar, the hotel’s newly renovated cocktail bar, a hot spot for Fashion Week’s royal entourage as well as the local Milanese weekender"