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Piazzale Lotto 14, 20148 Milan, Italy
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Oro Blu Hotel
Ranked #210 of 441 hotels in Milan
3.5 of 5 stars 136 Reviews
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Australia
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Hit and Miss”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2012

The hotel is located a little bit out of the centre of Milan, but is in close proximity to the Lotto Fiera Metro stop, so it makes visiting the city centre a breeze for those who are happy to use public transport (like us).

We arrived late afternoon, and were 'greeted' by the grumpiest receptionist I have ever encounted. He made no effort to acknowledge our existence and was quite rude when we had to ask questions about breakfast and such, things that are normally told to guests when checking in. We were then asked for our passports, which was fine, and we thought he said that we could come down in 20 minutes to pick them up. When my partner went to get them, she was told that they keep them for the duration of the stay. We weren't comfortable with this as we like to have them with us, and asked for them back. The passports were then reluctantly thrown onto the counter with a snide remark along the lines of 'we don't steal them, you know.' While the first part could be put down to an error in communication due to the language barrier (on both sides), the way he handled the situation was unacceptable.

The room itself was quite nice. Very spacious for European standards with an average size ensuite. Although there isn't really a view, the room we had had large windows that let in a nice amount of natural light. It was cleaned daily to a reasonable standard, but do not disturb sign would have been useful as we were woken up at 7:30am on the day of our departure by the cleaning guy trying to get into our room!

As the other reviews have mentioned, the breakfast is pre packaged food, but if you know what to expect, it isn't that bad. There was one gentleman who tops up the food and offered us coffee every morning. He was quite pleasant.

There is a supermarket about five minutes away, and a McDonald's near the metro stop. There isn't much to do around the hotel itself, but as mentioned earlier, getting to the centre of Milan is easy on the metro.

Checking out was fine, and we dealt with another receptionist who was much nicer.

All in all, this hotel is a cheaper option than staying in the centre of Milan and probably has bigger rooms than anything close to the Duomo. Just be prepared for the possibility of having the same man at reception as we did...

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Rome, Italy
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
“It's cheap and OK”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2011

Price, 59e per night, or even 47e when you get a very special offer, is really worth for a stay reasonably good 3 star hotel in milan, with quite modern and spacious rooms and toilets, flat TV, fridge, air conditioning etc. Breakfast was simple but good, loved the fresh bread, and the cake. Be prepared, no special service, no waiters and plastic plates and cups only. But who cares, if its cheap, and reasonably good quality. Free wifi is a plus. And it is 100 metres from metro red line lotto, which is very handy for moving around milan. Also, bus 90/91 to/from centrale train station stops in front of hotel, and 20 metres from the place in centrale station where orio buses or malpensa buses stop. Sign. Michele is a very nice guy. Only small negative point is that the first room we got, toilet was obviously dirty, with signs of male shaved dirt in the sink and in the bidet. However when they changed our room, next room was clean.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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Worcs, England
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21 reviews 21 reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Good value, basic facilities”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2011

This is a pretty good choice if you're on a budget and want to be close to Fiera or San Siro, or don't mind staying a bit out of the centre. It's had some redecoration recently, and the room was clean and pretty spacious; the air con worked fine, which was a relief as it was pretty hot outside. The hotel is right by Lotto metro station, so easy access to the city centre. Breakfast isn't great - usual Italian style with roll, croissants, cheese and cold meats but everything was in plastic packs straight from a bulk catering suppliers.Good coffee machine, though.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Markham, Ontario
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
“Don't make it a long stop-over"”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 July 2011

We stayed at this hotel out of convenience. We were only there for one night, met up with some family, and then out the next morning. It was ok for a stop-over...nothing grandeur, and for that amount of money, we certainly didn't expect too much. The room was clean, bathroom was small, but it fit the purpose. Breakfast was simple...the usual european breakfast...coffee, fruit, cheeses, salami, juice. Would I stay there again? Probably not.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with friends
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“think twice”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2011
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Except for the central location to the Metro, this hotel had very little to offer. The aircon and bar fridge didn't work in my room and in the hot weather experienced during my stay, it was really horrible and I ended up being sick. The room and bathroom were clean though but everything is so old!
The night staff was very friendly and spoke English to assist in getting around.
The breakfast was the worst with the waitress doing her own thing and having the patrons to wait when she is ready. The stale bread each morning and the limited selection of cold food was awful. Nothing hot is offered for breakfast, not even hot milk for the cereal.
The Wifi erceeption was not working in the room and this was really unacceptable for me.
I would definitely think twice before I stay there again on my next trip!

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Piazzale Lotto 14, 20148 Milan, Italy
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