With a majestic Liberty-style façade, large, handsome public spaces and every amenity under the sun, this Le Meridien-owned five-star near the Stazione Centrale is a business favourite...
Telephone: +39 02 678 51
Price: from EUR 179
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The Gallia, founded by Carlo Gallia in 1932, holds its own alongside the monumental Stazione Centrale with its own majestic Liberty-style façade and tomato-red canopies (an addition by current owner Le Méridien).
A five-star hotel with 237 rooms and 15 suites, and a member of ‘The Leading Hotels of the World’, the Gallia rests on its historic grandeur of handsome, large public spaces, tall ceilings and antique chandeliers, and a beautiful central staircase with Liberty stained-glass windows. Now such glory has been muted by a faceless population of business travellers.
Rooms are generously sized and traditionally decorated with period furniture; and all doubles have king-sized beds. Needless to say, all business needs are taken care of, and there’s a restaurant, and exercise and beauty centres.
During World War II it served as the German HQ for North Italy, and the occupying German general’s nickname – the Baboon – has been appropriated for the Gallia’s modern and cosy bar.
