NH MACHIAVELLI - Milan 45.47735, 9.20165

Location. The contemporary Jolly Hotel Machiavelli in Milan, Italy, is located 200 metres from Piazza della Repubblica. The shops and businesses on Via Vittor Pisani in the Porta Venezia area are also a few blocks away. The closest metro stop is Porta Venezia, 200 metres away in Piazza della Repubblica, 10 minutes by train from Stazione Centrale. The Duomo, La Scala opera house and Brera Art Gallery are within one-and-a- half kilometres.
Hotel Features. The lobby's marble floors, beige leather couches and soft lighting are examples of the modern decor at the Jolly Hotel Machiavelli, opened in 2000. The five-storey hotel has a lift, 24-hour front desk and multilingual concierge staff.

The Jolly Hotel Machiavelli's Caffe Nicolo serves sushi and sashimi dishes with a Mediterranean flavour, as well as authentic Italian cuisine. Dishes include tuna with sesame and ginger potato puree. Parquet floors and wood furnishings deck the restaurant and bar area. In warm weather, lunch and dinner is served on the terrace overlooking the Japanese water garden. The hotel offers complimentary breakfast.

The hotel has six meeting rooms, business centre and wireless Internet access (surcharge). The lobby has a computer for guest use and complimentary newspapers.

Discounts are available for guests at a fitness centre, 200 metres away in Piazza della Repubblica. There is a public swimming pool one block away.

Guestrooms. Parquet floors, cherrywood furnishings and rich fabrics decorate the Jolly Hotel Machiavelli's 103 climate-controlled guestrooms. All rooms have satellite television, dial-up Internet ports and glass-topped desks. Other features include minibars, safes and trouser presses. Red marble floors contrast with light marble walls in the bathrooms, which have bath/shower combinations and complimentary toiletries.

Expert Tip. The hotel faces Milan's Giardini Pubblici (public gardens), which offers miles of walking and jogging paths.