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Hotel Rio

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Double Room
Lobby
Free daily buffet breakfast
Hallway

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

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Via Mazzini 8, Milan, MI, 20123
  • Place, Piazza del Duomo
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Cathedral of Milan
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Milan (LIN-Linate)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room

Double Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(27 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Down duvets, in-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(16 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Single Room

Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(52 reviews)
  • 11 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Hotel Rio

Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free hotel has concierge services and a 24-hour front desk. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a TV in a common area, a front-desk safe, and multilingual staff assistance are onsite.
Hotel Rio offers 42 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Beds feature down comforters. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The free breakfast at Hotel Rio gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Cathedral of Milan. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a bar and concierge services.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge
  • Amenities include a front-desk safe, a multilingual staff, and an elevator
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Cathedral of Milan and 5 minutes by foot from Piazza del Duomo
  • Pets welcome for free (restrictions apply)
You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Hotel Rio also features multilingual staff, concierge services, and a front-desk safe.

This 3-star Milan hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free buffet breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 10 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10 AM
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 7.40 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number IT015146A1C6C3WAJB, 015146-ALB-00306
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • All guests (including children) need to be present at check-in to show their government-issued photo ID or passport.
  • Onsite cash transactions can't exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
  • To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly using the information on your booking confirmation.

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the local rating authority.

Property is also known as

Hotel Rio Milan
Rio Milan
Rio Hotel Milan
Hotel Rio Hotel
Hotel Rio Milan
Hotel Rio Hotel Milan

Hotel Rio Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 401 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 355 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 158 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 1001 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Paul

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Website claimed you needed to check in by 2300 so I ran across the city to make this timing. On arrival he said to me that there is no limit to check in and it was an inaccuracy with the website...so maybe change that? I arrived at the hotel in good spirits regardless and they told me they did not have a room for me even though it was booked through this site. They put me up in a sister hotel across the city down by the canal which was not ideal. The hotel was straight out of the 1980s. If booking just prepare for a bed and toilet, everything else is very dated.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Hazem, cairo

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerardo

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jaya Kumar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Although a little dated the room and bathroom were big, the bed and pillows very comfortable for me. Heating good; shower always had hot water and a good pressure. Staff on reception excellent and went above and beyond to help me when I was injured in Duomo square!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The location of the hotel is brilliant. Right in the centre just a few hundred meters from Duomo plaza. Unfortunately our first floor room was right next to a tram stop with trams every 30 seconds. The noise was terrible. Could not get to sleep in the evening and first trams at 5am woke us up. Had almost no sleep. The breakfast was ok croissant, coffee and juice. If the room had been at the rear or on a top floor maybe the experience would have been better and worth 4 or 5 stars. But the room was so noisy we just could not sleep. Final moan there was no facilities for making a morning cup of coffee in our room. No facilities at all. The bed was very comfortable and the shower powerful but the room was basic.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

María de Lourdes Cunille

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Great stay, walkable to everywhere
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Valerio, Washington

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, clean hotel, easy check-in
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Zohreh

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Found Bed bugs. They changed my room. Still itching. I need my money back from Expedia because the information was provided by Expedia..
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff was VERY friendly and helpful and the room was as clean as it could be. That said, this hotel is very very old including the furnishings in the room (probably 25ish years of hotel use and abuse). The location is very central and as a result very loud. The older windows don't do a great job blocking the sound making sleep difficult.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

CHRISTOS

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, in excellent location and good value for money. The bathroom was tiny and didn't even have a shelf for toiletries. Also there's a lot of noise at night from trams on the main road.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Daqiao

Disliked: Amenities
Room facing street is noisy due to outside cars and trolleys
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Elia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value. Small, but clean rooms. Great breakfast. Duomo right there as well as castle sfuza
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Rajini

Liked: Cleanliness
Brilliant location and good hearty breakfast. 5/5 for that. That said the hotel can do with a makeover - it is quite dated with poor lighting in the room, a broken shower head and no toiletries were supplied. The gentleman manning the reception two days consecutively helped me with hailing a cab, making logistics one less thing for me to worry about. My overall rating would be a 4/5.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Antonio

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We has a great stay at Hotel Rio. It is located in a great part of Milan, just steps from the Duomo and very close to La Scala.The are plenty of restaurants nearby and lots of upscale shopping. The breakfast was excellent. The room was comfortable with a large bathroom. The staff was helpful and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Kimberley

Liked: Staff & service
The location is fantastic-steps from the Duomo and metro. The breakfast was good but the seating area is quite cramped. Hotel staff are very nice but the rooms were uncomfortably small and the closest doors touched the bed so impossible to move. The water temperature changed constantly in the shower and the shower head kept dropping. I tripped over the step up into the bathroom when first arriving. Overall, we did not enjoy our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Moulik

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I recently stayed at Hotel Rio in Milan, and while the location is excellent—just a few minutes’ walk from the Duomo—the overall experience was disappointing due to major security issues. Guests are required to leave their physical room key at the front desk when leaving, but upon returning, staff handed me the key without verifying my name or ID. This is a serious concern, as it means anyone could potentially request your key. Additionally, the in-room safe didn’t work, and no alternative solution was offered, which added to the lack of security. On the positive side, the room was clean, though very dated. Breakfast was basic and not ideal for vegans, though I appreciated that soy milk was available. Service was generally poor and unfriendly. Overall, the hotel’s unbeatable location is its only real strength—but until the management improves security and updates the rooms, I wouldn’t stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room and bed was clean but it’s clearly an old hotel without much being spent in terms of refurbishment. Location is really great though, right in the centre. Breakfast was ok but it really was like eating in a shoe box as you are squeezed like cattle into a tiny room. I found it funny as it was really quiet bizarre. Think of a bedroom with 6 or 7 small tables and chairs! Clearly they have very limited space so they did what the could. Staff were nice enough. The lady on reception was professional but seemed generally grumpy and definitely does not offer a warm welcome which is a shame. I wouldn’t discourage someone from staying, but there are better alternatives and I’d definitely save money on paying for breakfast and eat in one of the many cafes that are in abundance nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Rio is no frills but terrific! The location is perfect, super close to Duomo and other tourist spots, restaurants, shopping, and public transportation. The staff was very kind and helpful. I wasn’t able to sit for breakfast but was offered to take food with me, even before 7:30 am. The hotel was very clean and I always felt safe. The bed and pillow were comfortable. The shower water temperature was perfectly warm.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

ANNA

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Troy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Charles M, Fort Smith

Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sara

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are so small you feel like you're in a cage. I felt claustrophobic and had to change my hotel. They told me to request a refund through expedia since I booked the hotel through expedia. And when I did just that, they refused to refund my money. The expedia agent was on the phone with them for less than a minute. Not only they didn't refund my money, they also wasted my time to go through expedia. They could've said from the beginning that they're not going to refund. Hotels are normally very small in Europe but this one was in another level. I highly recommend staying somewhere else. This hotel is not worth it. Don't fall for the prices and the pictures of the rooms.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025