Hotel Milano Scala

There’s an old-world elegance to the Hotel Milano Scala, a luxury hotel located a short stroll from the Duomo: polished marble and gleaming parquet floors, deep red velvet drapery, a harpist performing over breakfast. Such sophisticated details very nearly distract you from the property’s more futuristic attributes; it’s the first zero emissions hotel in Milan, featuring a large organic garden that produces vegetables for the farm-to-table restaurant downstairs. You’ll look down over the greenery, sipping a cocktail made with herbs grown there, from the stylish rooftop bar, which also offers panoramic views over the city’s spire-spiked skyline. Afterward, retreat to one of the hotel’s refined guest rooms. Some face an internal courtyard fragrant with jasmine, others have Jacuzzis and large murals inspired by archival photographs from inside the Teatro alla Scala. Suites have two levels, mimicking the layout of a grand opera theater, as well as modular furnishings by Italian designers, and Carrara marble tubs.