About this hotel
General information
The Carlton is a five-star Rocco Forte hotel at the heart of Milan’s fashion quarter. The building runs between two streets, with entrances on both Via Senato and Via della Spiga, and wraps around a quiet green courtyard. Its interiors pair Milanese design with the ease of a private residence: bespoke furniture, handmade ceramics, a carefully chosen art collection and marble bathrooms.
There are 71 rooms and suites. Dinner is served at Spiga, breakfast and lunch beneath the glass dome of Café Floretta, and aperitivo at The Carlton Bar, which opens onto The Carlton Garden. The Irene Forte Spa has a thermal area, and the gym is open around the clock. A private Boardroom seats up to ten for meetings or dinners.
Location
The hotel sits in the Quadrilatero della Moda, between Via Senato and Via della Spiga, a few minutes from La Scala and the Duomo. The fashion quarter’s boutiques begin at the door, and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Brera and the Castello Sforzesco are all close by.
Spa
The Irene Forte Spa is finished in terracotta tones, honey-coloured wood and softly curved walls. It has three treatment rooms, a thermal area with sauna, steam room, ice fountain and experience showers, a relaxation room with vibrating sound beds, a nail salon and the Forte Vita Bar for express facials and hair services. The menu covers facials, body treatments, massages and longer rituals using Irene Forte Skincare, made with natural ingredients grown on the brand’s organic farm in Sicily.
Sports & leisure
The Technogym-equipped gym is open 24 hours. The hotel arranges Italian wine tastings with its head sommelier, cocktail masterclasses, cooking classes with the executive chef, a walking tour of the historic centre, a shopping tour with a personal shopper, a route through vintage archive boutiques and ateliers, a private tour of La Scala, visits to the Duomo terraces, the Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie and the Pinacoteca di Brera. Further afield there are private boat trips on Lake Como and days in the Langhe for truffle hunting and Barolo tasting.
For children
The Rocco Forte Kids programme is tailored to babies (0–3), children (4–12) and teens (13–16): a kids’ passport and welcome treats at check-in, a teddy turndown service, books, games and consoles on request, and a children’s menu in the restaurant and through in-room dining. Bespoke city programmes can be arranged for children and teenagers, older children have their own spa treatments, and 24-hour babysitting is available on request. The hotel’s mascot is a puppy called Ambrogio.
Restaurants & bars
Three venues take the day from breakfast under a glass dome to cocktails in the open air.
- Spiga — Italian fine dining that reworks Milanese classics, in a room of cognac-coloured leather panelling and candlelight, with silver trolley service and its own entrance on Via della Spiga
- Café Floretta — breakfast and lunch beneath a glass dome among greenery and velvet banquettes; in the evening it hosts private celebrations
- The Carlton Bar — cocktails, aperitivo and small plates to share, in a marble-and-velvet room and out under the trees of The Carlton Garden
Rooms
The hotel has 42 rooms, 14 junior suites and 15 suites, each with its own palette — rust, deep blue, celadon or green — set off by bespoke furniture, ceramics and contemporary art. Windows look onto the inner courtyard, Via Senato or Via della Spiga, and several suite terraces face the Duomo. Suite guests check in privately in their suite, have a wardrobe service for unpacking, packing, pressing and shoe shining, and are met with an airport transfer.
Every room has daily housekeeping, 24-hour in-room dining, coffee and tea, air-conditioning, a smart TV, high-speed Wi-Fi, a minibar, a safe and a marble bathroom stocked with Irene Forte Skincare.
Superior Room
A king bed that can be twinned and a bathroom with walk-in shower, looking onto the quiet inner courtyard; for up to two guests.
Deluxe Room
A king or super king bed, a writing desk and a bathroom with walk-in shower, with views of Via della Spiga, Via Senato or the courtyard; for up to two guests.
Junior Suite
Warm rust tones with touches of ochre and navy, and a bathroom with bathtub and separate shower, facing the inner courtyard; for up to two guests.
Deluxe Junior Suite
A king bed that can be twinned, handmade ceramics and artwork, and a bathroom with bathtub and separate shower, overlooking Via Senato; for up to two guests.
Grand Junior Suite
A seating area, a workspace, a bathroom with bathtub and separate shower, and a furnished terrace looking over Via della Spiga and Via Senato; for up to two guests.
Superior Suite
A living room and separate bedroom in celadon tones, with a bathroom with bathtub and separate shower, overlooking Via Senato; for up to two guests.
Deluxe Suite with Terrace
A living room, separate bedroom, bathroom with deep bathtub and shower, and a terrace with sun loungers and a view of the Duomo; for up to two guests.
Manzoni Suite
A large living room opening onto a private terrace above Via della Spiga, a courtyard-facing bedroom, walk-in wardrobe, guest toilet and marble bathroom with bathtub; for up to two guests.
Deluxe Suite
A living room and separate bedroom in rust or deep blue, with a bathroom with bathtub and separate shower, overlooking Via della Spiga; for up to two guests.
Family Room
Two interconnecting bedrooms with king beds that can be twinned and two bathrooms with bathtub and shower, overlooking Via Senato; for up to four guests.
Senato Suite
A living room, bedroom with walk-in wardrobe, bathroom with bathtub and separate shower, and a large wraparound terrace above Via Senato; for up to two guests.
Junior Family Suite
A junior suite joined to a Superior Room, giving two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with views of Via della Spiga or the inner courtyard; for up to four guests.
Galleria Suite
A living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom with bathtub and shower, and two terraces with loungers — one facing the Duomo, the other the inner courtyard; for up to two guests.
Scala Suite
A fifth-floor suite with the hotel’s largest terrace and a view of the Duomo, plus bedroom, living room, study, walk-in wardrobe and marble bathroom; for up to two guests.
Family Suite
Two bedrooms with king or super king beds, a shared living area and two bathrooms with bathtub and shower, overlooking Via della Spiga; for up to four guests.
The Carlton Presidential Suite
A suite in shades of purple with living room, dining room, bedroom, walk-in wardrobe, Carrara marble bathroom and a terrace with dining and lounge areas above Via della Spiga; for up to two guests.
Two-Bedroom Galleria Suite
Two king bedrooms, a living room, dining room, two bathrooms and two terraces looking towards Via della Spiga and the Duomo; for up to four guests.
Two-Bedroom Presidential Suite
The Carlton Presidential Suite joined to a neighbouring suite: two bedrooms, living and dining rooms, two marble bathrooms, walk-in wardrobes and several terraces above Via della Spiga; for up to four guests.
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