(TAN): Four Seasons Hotel Milano has reopened in the heart of Milan’s fashion district after a six-month renovation, the hotel group announced.
Situated in a former 15th century convent, Four Seasons Hotel Milano first opened its doors in 1993. At the time it was the Canadian luxury hospitality brand’s first hotel in continental Europe, setting the standard for Milan and beyond. Today the hotel reveals the exciting renovation of its lobby area, restaurant, bar and beloved garden.
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In the lobby neutral and light colours interplay with the original frescoes and period features of the former convent, while the walls have been enriched with bronze inserts and mirrors. A variety of hanging lamps, table lamps and floor lighting by Cassina, Aggiolight Custom Lamps and Flos tastefully punctuate the space. Fabrics and screens create an intimate and elegant atmosphere, while the unique ceiling with rectangular inserts creates a frame within a frame, instantly giving the space a timeless and recognisable look. Furniture classics from Italian design brands Cassina, Poliform, Moroso, Poltrona Frau and Stepevi decorate the areas.
Through the lobby guests reach Zelo, Milan’s new restaurant helmed by Executive Chef Fabrizio Borraccino. During the day the restaurant changes its identity to Zelo Bistrot, and the expanded outdoor area allows for seating both inside and out.
The hotel’s cloister garden, which hosts seating areas for both the bar Stilla and restaurant Zelo, has been renewed by landscape architect and agronomist Flavio Pollano, an expert in vertical green, botanics and garden design.
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“This is a thrilling new chapter for Four Seasons Hotel Milano. We have worked hard these past months thinking about the city of Milan, and the fact that the world looks to us as a city where trends are set and new ideas are hatched. We are reopening the iconic Four Seasons Hotel Milano, excited to welcome back our local, national and international clients to a Hotel that is both transformed yet still very familiar,” said Andrea Obertello, general manager.
