Best Western Hotel Blaise & Francis

This hotel was situated near my course venue. It is not in the nicest part of Milan, with construction taking place adjacently. The building is old and the decor from the 80's. The room was ok, if just a little on the cold side for December. The bathroom was a bit colder, but water was hot. The breakfast is average with fresh Orange juice an coffee only available on request. The breakfast hall is shared with the reception and can be noisy and breezy dependent on people and main entrance being opened. All in all, the hotel is ok and staff friendly. Before i end up on the street in milan, i would book here again. less

Stayed here for a couple of nights as part of a wowcher package. This hotel is quite a way out of town, but due to the excellent transport system in Milan that isn't a problem. We brought a 3 day ATM card for 12€ each and you get as many rides on buses, trams or underground metro as you like, excellent value. Our room was comfortable and very clean. The staff were polite and helpful. We didn't bother with the hotel breakfast, instead we went in to town so we could make full days of the time we had in Milan. It's ok for a few nights but wouldn't like to think I was there for any longer simply due to the location, there is very little going on around the area with very few restaurants or bars. less

The hotel didn’t make a good impression. The corridors and lifts are outdated. The bathroom is old and broken in places with an irritating hot water mixer. The rooms are basic and the furniture needs some replacement. The breakfast was ok, good for Italian standards but the warm food was dry and not appetizing. The area around doesn’t have many choices and it’s a 10 mins walk from the station. The price was competitive. less

The hotel itself is lovely, staff really accommodating and friendly. It’s a bit far from anything in Milan. Gave it very good as it is very good but it’s in the wrong city. Milan itself is uninspiring, might as well have been in Leeds. If you’re looking for something nice in Italy, don’t go to Milan, Monza is much nicer. less

Stayed for 3 nights on a room only basis. The check in was quick and efficient. The room was a very good size with everything you could need. The coffee machine was a nice touch but very difficult to use. We did also have a kettle with teabags and coffee sachets, so no real prob. No milk in the room but a trip to the bar resulted in a jug of milk we could keep in the mini bar. We didn’t eat in the hotel. Breakfast was in the lobby area and was €10 per person. We went round the corner to bar dori in carrefour. Really lovely people and very reasonable. Less than 5 euros for 2 coffees and croissants. It all depends on how much you want to eat but that was enough for us! They had new lifts at the hotel which were a bit sensitive. 10 people were meant to fit in but the lift decided when it was full and stopped, maybe after 7 people with bags. I am sure they will soon be recalibrated. Checkout is 12.00 which is good but we checked out earlier and were able to leave our bags in the secure luggage store. Overall very happy with our stay. If you get a metro ticket that is for more than one trip be aware...24 hours is 24 hours but 3 days is on a calendar basis, so our ticket purchased circa 17.00 on Sat did not run out at 17.00 on Tues as we expected, it ran out on Tues am because it was a 3 day pass....i.e. Sat; Sun; Mon. If you arrive late it might be best to use a single ticket to your accommodation and buy your period pass the next day. The hotel web site has good info re how to get there but could usefully explain more about the transport system so you can pick the best option. less