The Hotel La Residenza is an ecohotel certified by the
EcoWorldHotel environmental quality mark, located in a green and
quiet area in the northern part of Milan named Affori. The subway
station (M3 Affori Centro) is at only 300 mt far from the hotel and
it allows to reach quickly the center (Duomo ? 5 km) and the
Central Station (4 km). The ecotourism philosophy is spread
throughout the hotel: several solutions are adopted to reduce the
impact of the facilities on the environment, such as the use of
alternative energy sources, low voltage light bulbs, ecological
paper and toiletries with a fully recyclable packaging
Exterior: The Hotel has an indoor garden and it faces a park fit
with a childrens play area.
Lobby: The hall is very luminous, elegantly furnished in warm
colours of wood and yellow. Snack bar, tv room and Wine room also
available.
Rooms
The 60 rooms (single with French-size bed, twin, double, triple and
quadruple) are all equipped with air conditioning, wi-fi
connection, direct telephone line, tv lcd, minibar, safe, hair
dryer, radio and private bathroom with bathtub or shower. Rooms
especially fitted and fully accessible for the disabled are
available on the ground floor. Then, it was created the peculiar
Low Impact Feng Shui Room, a double room equipped with a futon bed
and a French-size sofa bed, realized following the principles of
the ancient Oriental philosophy of Feng Shui. This is a low impact
room with a low energy consumption, based on the search of the
harmony with nature through colours, forms and natural ecofriendly
materials in order to get a psychophysical rebalance of who sleeps
there.
Restaurant & Food
Another element of distinction which represents the environmental
friendliness of the Hotel La Residenza is its innovative
BiologicBar, a coffee-bar with also lunch service, with food and
drinks from organic and biodynamic farming. The BiologicBar is open
to the public too: meeting point for the locals, it?s also the
ideal for a rich 100% organic aperitif in an international
atmosphere. On request it?s possible to organize parties and
banquets. At the restaurant of this ecohotel the day starts with a
delicious buffet breakfast with its sweet and savoury specialities,
with some items from biological agriculture. At dinner guests can
taste the typical Italian gastronomy, with some dishes from organic
farming and some vegetarian food, accompanied with excellent
biological wines. For soccer lovers, there is also a large screen
to enjoy live matches.
Comments
Among the range of services available, there is the Internet Point
in the hall and the wi-fi connection, the garage (on payment and it
must be reserved in advance), laundry service, the garden equipped
with tables and diffused music, the sell of bus tickets, the
booking of daily excursions and the private transfer service for
the main airports Of course, at the Hotel La Residenza, small pets
are welcome and there are available accessories like bowls and
brushes