Biocity Hotel, Milan - Centre
Milan's most eco-conscious hotel
An incredible effort to implement eco-friendly technologies and ideas has been made to make the Biocity Hotel a standout for those who want ecologically-sound travelling. The hotel is distinctly contemporary whilst holding true to it's eco-ethos.
The hotel is actually a large 1920s villa, converted and restored in 2012. The hotel exclusively uses eco-friendly materials and technologies.
All rooms come with free wi-fi, TV with HDMI port and certified zero-emission air conditioning. Bathrooms feature showers with colour therapy and biodegradable bath and shower products, and all rooms have a balcony with some having a terrace.
A breakfast buffet is available, with all food being zero-mile, 100% natural food. Homemade pastries and cakes feature, as do free range eggs and farm produce.
Things to do nearby
Things To Do in Milan
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Bogliaco Golf Course, Toscolano Maderno
Elevated in the hills on Lake Garda's western side, Bogliaco golf course and resort is blessed with a Mediterranean setting and superb views.
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Milano Golf Course
This 18-hole course was built in 1928 in the historic Royal Park of Monza. The three paths of the course are set within an ancient wood, requiring the player to think carefully about each shot, with a focus on precision in the front 9 and long shots on the back 9.
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Ranch Barlot Horse Riding
Heading up the hills from Lake Garda is the beautiful Monte Baldo region of sloping forests, lush greenery and flowing rivers.
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Swissminiatur
If you want to see an overview of Switzerland in miniature, then this is the place to come.
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Idroscalo in Festa
This large lake, on the eastern side of Milan, was originally built for Mussolini as an airport for seaplanes. Now it is a park for sporting activities and a summer meeting place. Boasting a beach, swimming pools and plenty of open space for walking and cycling as well as other team games, its bursts into life in summer and is a perfect family afternoon with a picnic on a hot day.
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Le Robinie Golf Course
Big-hitters will enjoy the generous width fairways but be aware of the lake-size water hazards.
Restaurants nearby
Restaurants in Milan
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Rubacuori Restaurant, Milan - Centre
Michelin-starred experience that draws on the experimentation of the Venissa culinary approach. The enchanting decor completes the tone for dining in a very unique setting.
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VUN Restaurant, Milan - Centre
This elegant and sophisticated restaurant is located in a luxury hotel right in the heart of Milan and has been awarded a Michelin star. They serve traditional Italian dishes with innovative touches using local fresh ingredients.
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Armani Restaurant, Milan - Centre
Part of the Armani Hotel Milan, this Michelin-starred restaurant takes a modern approach to classic Italian wining and dining. The stylish decor has been designed to the smallest detail by Giorgio Armani himself.
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Terrazza Gallia Restaurant, Milan - Centre
Located at the luxury Excelsior Gallia Hotel, this rooftop restaurant boasts a menu created under the consultancy of three-Michelin starred chefs Enrico and Roberto Cerea and the Lebano brothers. They serve modern Italian cuisine with a focus on the Lombardy region.
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Seta Restaurant, Milan - Centre
The 2-Michelin-starred Seta restaurant located in the Mandarin Oriental Milan hotel is a new kid on the block for the Milanese restaurant scene. An open-plan kitchen gives guests a peak of how the stunning dishes are prepared and a more complete experience to their choices.
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Il Baretto Restaurant, Milan - Centre
Il Baretto has been running for over fifty years, delighting the great and the good of the city for half a century. The sophisticated, old English club house decor is host to a refined menu taking cues from Milanese and international cuisine.
Nightlife nearby
Bars & Clubs in Milan
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Mio Bar, Milan - Centre
Located in the historic centre of Milan, in front of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, this is one of Milan’s hottest and trendiest bars in the city at any time of the day.
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Plastic Nightclub
With a number of different dancefloors, and known for attracting classic 80s pop icons, this is a fashionable gay-friendly club with a selective crowd.
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The Club Nightclub, Milan - Centre
Founded in 2005, this glamorous nightclub offers event 5 nights of the week characterised by elegance and fun.
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Straf Bar, Milan - Centre
This upmarket bar offers cocktails and a light lunch menu to a typically well-dressed crowd, fatigued after shopping the Galleria. The bar is part of the arty-industrial Straf 'design' hotel.
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Nottingham Forest Bar, Milan - Centre
This small quirky cocktail bar has a "fusion" feel combining local furniture with Eastern, African and Caribbean styles to create a global feel.
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La Chiesetta Bar, Northwest Milan
This unconsecrated small church was built at the end of the 18th century and, in 2006, it was converted into a bar. With a unique atmosphere, this bar is specialised in beers, cocktails and shots.
Sights nearby
Sights in Milan
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Grattacielo Pirelli (Pirelli Tower), Northeast Milan
The Big Pirelli or 'Pirellone', as the tower is affectionately known by locals is, with its tapered sides, a feat of architectural prowess. In the 1950s, the 32-floor tower became Italy's first skyscraper and is still one of the tallest in the country.
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Casa Museo Boschi-Di Stefano (Boschi Di Stefano House-Museum), Milan - Centre
Husband and wife Antonio and Marieda Boschi Di Stefano collected over two thousand works of contemporary art. About three hundred of these have been selected for their quality and distributed in chronological order in the ten exhibition areas of the Boschi Di Stefano Museum-Home.
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Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea (PAC) (Contemporary Arts Pavilion), Northeast Milan
PAC is Milan's most important centre for the exhibition of contemporary art, located in the heart of the city, near Porta Venezia's park.
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Cimitero Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery), Northeast Milan
Carlo Maciachini built the Monumental Cemetery between 1863 and 1866. The 250,000 m2 cemetery grounds are home to an eclectic assortment of memorial headstones, sculptures and monuments.
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Galleria Blu, Milan - Centre
This gallery is the oldest in Milan, originally founded in 1957, and initially focussed on post-war avant-garde.
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Fabbrica del Vapore Gallery, Northwest Milan
Located at an old industrial facility, this multifunctional space is managed by Milan Town Council and open to all. It has a gallery exhibition space and offices of 200m2.
Golf-clubs nearby
Golf Courses in Milan
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Villa Paradiso Golf Course
This 18-hole, par 72, golf course was designed by Franco Piras and realised in 2002.
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Iles Borromees Golf Course, Stresa
Golf Des Iles Borromées is an 18 hole course built in a natural and uncontaminated environment situated 500 metres above sea level. It has a southerly exposure, fresh in summer and sunny in winter, and from the 18th tee, you can often see the skyline of Milan and four lakes: Maggiore, Varese, Montae and Comabbio.
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Le Robinie Golf Course
Big-hitters will enjoy the generous width fairways but be aware of the lake-size water hazards.
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Milano Golf Course
This 18-hole course was built in 1928 in the historic Royal Park of Monza. The three paths of the course are set within an ancient wood, requiring the player to think carefully about each shot, with a focus on precision in the front 9 and long shots on the back 9.
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Bogliaco Golf Course, Toscolano Maderno
Elevated in the hills on Lake Garda's western side, Bogliaco golf course and resort is blessed with a Mediterranean setting and superb views.
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Menaggio & Cadenabbia Golf Course, Lake Como
An Old England styled public golf course set prestigiously on the shores of Lake Como.
Towns nearby
Towns & Villages in Milan
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Monza
Located just within 15 kilometres north of Milan, this big but picturesque town, the third largest in the Lombardy region, has been transformed from a mainly industrial trade centre to a popular spot for good cuisine, pretty squares and of course the F1 Gran Prix.
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Bergamo
The city of Bergamo is perched atop a hill just within a 30-40 minute train or car ride from Milan. The fourth largest city in Lombardy, it is located at the foot of the Alps.
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Angera, Lake Maggiore
The lovely town of Angera dates back to Roman times when it was an important stopping point for boats transferring their wares to the road, and vice-versa. Sitting high above the town is the Rocca Borromeo, a fortress dating back to the 11th century.
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Arcumeggia, Lake Maggiore
High up above the lakes is the village of Arcumeggia in the mountains. It is famous because in 1956 the local tourist office decided to ask important Italian painters to fresco the walls of the town's stone cottages.