Vmaison Brera Milano

Vmaison Brera Milano

The entrance is easy to miss, which is somewhat the point. Through a gateway on Via Tommaso da Cazzaniga, past the noise and movement of Brera, and into a private courtyard that has the particular quality of somewhere that exists slightly outside the city's usual logic, VMaison is the project of siblings Veronica and Toni Zimbaro, she as artistic director, he as general manager, and the hotel carries that fraternal combination of strong aesthetic vision and genuine personal warmth in every room. Veronica designs the wallpapers herself, drawing on Uzbek ikat fabrics, Moroccan souks, Sicilian craft traditions, and a sensibility that moves freely between romantic Paris and punk London without ever feeling undecided. Sixteen suites, each different, some with private terraces, some opening directly onto the garden, all with Carrara marble bathrooms and Ortigia toiletries and the kind of soft lighting that makes a room with real personality behind it. The bistro opens onto the outdoor courtyard and runs all day, the garden is genuinely private, and the Brera Art Gallery is a short walk away along streets lined with the independent boutiques and aperitivo bars that make this the neighbourhood most people fall in love with first in Milan. Moscova metro is five minutes on foot. La Scala and the Duomo are within easy reach. Bicycles are available for the days when the city should be seen slowly. For someone who wants a grand Milanese lobby and a rooftop bar, then this is not the kind of hotel you're looking for. It is the hotel for someone who wants to feel, for a few days, as though they have been lent a very well-designed apartment in the best neighbourhood in Milan by someone with considerably good taste for decorating. Short version: Sixteen individually designed suites hidden behind a private courtyard in the Brera district, created by siblings Veronica and Toni Zimbaro with wallpapers drawn by hand, Carrara marble bathrooms, a garden bistro, and the particular atmosphere of somewhere that has been thought about rather than assembled.