Milan Hotel Review - Hotel Serena

• Good value for a Milan hotel
• Convenient to train station and historic center
• Nice top floor breakfast room

• Small rooms

• Hotel Serena is a basic 2-star hotel and a good value for hotels in Milan, Italy.
• It's convenient to the train station, shopping, and visiting the historic center.
• Near the hotel are inexpensive restaurants and bars, a metro stop, and a sightseeing bus stop.

Hotel Serena is a basic, 2-star hotel. Although the rooms are on the small side, they are well laid out, pleasant, and clean. Rooms have private baths with shower. Some rooms have a small balcony, a nice place to enjoy the evening breeze. An adequate breakfast is served in the fourth floor breakfast room where there are views of Milan's rooftops.

The hotel is just off Corso Buenos Aires, one of Milan's main shopping streets (where stores are even open on Sundays). There's a little street noise but not too bad. It's about a 20 minute walk from the train station.

While it's not in the historic center, it's easy enough to get there. Nearby on Corso Buenos Aires is a metro stop that can be used to reach the historic center and a bus stop for the hop on/hop off sightseeing bus. On foot it's about 30 to 45 minutes.

Staying outside the historic center is a good way to save money, both on the hotel and on meals. My price for a double with a balcony and breakfast was 80 euro (September, 2008), a good value for Milan.

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For 3 to 5 star hotels in the historic center, see Top Rated Milan Historic Center Hotels.

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