Hotel Parco Borromeo Monza Brianza

Hotel Parco Borromeo is located between, around halfway from both Milan and Como, in a small town of Cesano Maderno. Saying that, it's a perfect base for exploring both cities (if you're with a car), and prices are significantly lower (we got a rate of 110 Euros a night for 3 people including breakfast, 2 months in advance). Hotel is located in a quiet neighborhood in a big castle/monastery like edifice. Check in was fast with kind receptionists, and our room looked renovated and clean, as well spacious for 3 of us plus our pet. They have paying private parking (5 or 10 Euros cannot remember), but right in front is a public parking, overnight free until I think 8.30 AM. Breakfast was hearty and varied

Cute little budget hotel, adequate for a stop over. I will cover the negatives first, the place is clearly run down and in need of a lot of work, the beds are too hard for my preference and the gardens (one of the main attractions of this particular hotel) have not been maintained. For the redeeming qualities: The two young gentlemen who checked us in were very hospitable, spacious rooms with loads of character and luggage racks in each room. Well equipped bathroom with bidet and waterfall showerhead in a really nice location. I got to go for an evening stroll and look at all of the beautiful old buildings in the area and just genuinely enjoyed my overnight stay in Cesano Maderno. This place has loads of potential and as previously mentioned, adequate for a stop over, but probably not an extended stay.

Stayed here on my recent trip to Milan. I am not sure how this Hotel gets 4 Stars. I have stayed in lesser Hotels that were a lot better. The underground parking garage situation is a nightmare, you have to wait for someone from the front desk to walk outside and meet you by the elevator to get access to the garage and your car. I stayed in the annex building and that room looked nothing like the pictures. A/C doesn’t work, the walls are dirty, and the bed is hard as a rock. I regret paying for the breakfast. The eggs were hard and the coffee was not that good. The garden in the back of the hotel looks very sad, I was expecting something a little bit better kept. Only redeeming quality of this place is that it’s very close to the train station.