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Holiday Accommodation in Milan and Lombardy

Taking a holiday in Lombardy? Going on vacation in Italy? Information on finding the right place to stay: self-catering, bed and breakfast, hotel pensione, albergo or youth hostel, find out more.

All guests must be declared to the local authorities and under Italian law it is illegal to have unregistered guests. On arrival the reception desk will need to see passports/identity papers and may keep them for a limited amount of time to allow them to complete the legally-required documentation.

Grades of Accommodation

There are many different types of accommodation, appropriate to different holidays and budgets.

Accommodation is graded by a star system controlled by the government. The star rating acts only as a guideline and may not be consistent across regions as legislation in each area establishes its own rating. Also, a tax is levied according to the number of stars a hotel has and some hoteliers may try to keep the number of stars low despite having accommodation of a higher quality.

Hotels

Star categories range from zero to five stars and five star deluxe. 

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Bed & Breakfast

These vary from a room in a private house to well organised, professionally run guest houses.

Hostels

The Italian word for youth hostel is ostello della gioventù. Competitively priced and ideal for those travelling on a budget, a feature of hostels in Europe is the shared, dormitory-style bedrooms and bathrooms.

Camping & Caravanning

The Italian word for a campsite is campeggio. There are campsites throughout Italy of varying quality of facilities.

Camping "wild" is illegal in Italy unless you have the permission of the landowner. It is illegal to light fires when camping in the wild.

Private Rentals

There are many apartments and villas available for rent privately in Milan and Lombardy.

Agritourism (Agriturismo)

These are usually family-run farm estates offering accommodation to tourists. Camping is sometimes allowed and food is usually produced on the estate itself. There are over 850 agriturismo residences listed in the Regione Lombardia Agriturismo in Lombardia guide. These are spread across the provinces of Brescia, Mantua, Pavia, Bergamo, Varese, Milan, Sondrio, Cremona, Lecco and Como.

Glossary of Terms
Italian  English
pensione   basic hotel/boarding house
albergo  

luxury hotel

ostello della gioventù youth hostel
agriturismo

farm holiday

rifugi mountain refuge
locanda   inn
camera doppia   twin room
camera matrimoniale double room (double bed)
caparra deposit
ricevuta fiscale   receipt
affittacamere   landlord/lady
prima colazione  breakfast
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