In theCittà Studi neighborhood, fashion and furnishings designer Christiane Blanchet has a 1903 villa with her signature . The rooms at the very affordable Vietnamonamour ( doubles from $154) display artisan-crafted Vietnamese furniture, hand-stitched silk quilts, and the villa's original brick walls; there's also a jewel box of a restaurant serving Southeast Asian cuisine.
Meanwhile, over in the buzzing Tortona area, Matteo Thun's 249-room hotel (doubles from $304) -- housed in previously a factory, features a revolving showcase of art, and furniture from Edra, Kartell and other international design companies, in the sleek public spaces. Comfortably highly designed rooms, all have elegant beds and spacious bathrooms clad completly in creamy attractive marble.
The 25-suite Town House Galleria right inside Milan's famous Vittorio Emanuele II. Look for original oak-floors, subdued coffee-and-taupe color schemes, and a serving butler for individual room who'll help ironing shirts,shopping, -- even with a diamond necklace for an evening (at a discount) from Italian jeweler Damiani.
