Melià Campione: un week end da sogno

"Fly me to the moon..."
...Thus began, to the tune of Sinatra, my weekend at Melià Campione, 5-star hotel on the shores of Lake Lugano, at Campione d'Italia, shared the province of Como, near the Swiss canton of Ticino.
A romantic and elegant week end, between magic and dream. Actually it seemed to live in a movie, one of those beautiful that leaves you sighing for its entire duration, with dreamy eyes and smile on heart.
A luxury boutique hotel located near the Municipal Casino and a 10-minute drive from the city of Lugano. Beautifully decorated, with an innovative design and a friendly atmosphere. The rooms and elegant airy suites, designed and equipped to ensure maximum comfort with high quality materials in an elegant and contemporary style, surrounded by the Swiss Alps, offering a marvelous view of the Monte Brè or Lake Lugano. Soft chairs for relaxing after a day of work or a day discovering the beauties of the place, with a glass of sparkling wine or an espresso just made.
A small company, it is a boutique hotel, with an air of intimacy and privacy, just as the country where it is located, making it the ideal place for those who want to disconnect from the daily bustle without renouncing to the comforts that life can offer.
The à la carte restaurant offers an extensive range of Mediterranean and Italian dishes. Full and genuine flavors.
The hotel also has a meeting room for 20 people, fully set up and a Spa with sauna, turkish bath and relaxation area that will open shortly.
My weekend of Dolce Vita started with a delicious aperitif followed by an Italian lunch, still heated by warm rays of a sun at the end of September and pampered by the staff of Melià Campione. Strong and lovely flavors of the traditional cuisine of the beautiful country that blend with a wonderful view over the Swiss Alps: the perfect combination for a perfect lunch.
A visit to the village and a walk along the lake illuminated by the sun. Gulls flying here and there, colorful houses, flowers, ducklings and boats filled with tourists.
I strolled through the streets of the village until the evening, breathing the magic of the lake and marveling at every glimpse.
When the sun was preparing to set, coloring of pink, red and orange its sky, waiting for me a private boat on jetty. The finest hour for a romantic tour of the lake accompanied by Champagne and nibbles, enjoying the moment between smiles and chatter, sumptuous villas and the cool breeze caressing the face.
Then return to the hotel and sink into the white sheets, contemplating and enjoying the peace and quiet of the lake now illuminated by the lights of the evening, soak in a warm and relax bath with those same notes of Sinatra in the background...
"Fly me to the moon... Let me play among the stars... Let me see what spring is like..."
An hour later I was at the restaurant of the Casino to enjoy a glass of wine and a delicious dinner of fish, by candlelight, with live music.
After trying the luck and being caught again, on my return to the room, the staff attentions of Melià Campione, I let myself be lulled by the lake and then wake up the next morning, wearing a soft bathrobe, slightly the curtains to start my day with a breakfast with a view. And then... and then off to Lugano and its elegance, with the rain before and the sun after, it made me fall in love. A picture painted by some kind of wonderful brush.
Luxury boutiques, markets, gardens, buildings immersed in that first autumn air that gave it even more charming in my eyes... but I will tell you all these things in the next posts ;)
Melià Campione made me fly to the moon, play with the stars and experience the magic of a dream.

Come una principessa al Melià Milano

I move down the taxi window, just enough to breathe the spring air that surrounds Milan. I look at the buildings sliding along with my thoughts. The taxi driver carried out and enveloping heady scent shakes my soul, the same fragrance that will accompany me in every room, corridor of Melià Milano.

"Welcome home", this is what I think in front of the elegant entrance. Soon I will remain completely speechless before the majestic hall with marble staircase that leads in the most exclusive part of the hotel, The Level and suites.

Located in the most dynamic and further development area of Milan, near the MiCo Convention Center, the San Siro stadium, AC Milan with its legendary museum and the trade fair ground, the hotel Melià Milano is ideal for more demanding customers.

At Meliá Milano every wish will be realized, in most cases without the need to ask. Guests are pampered throughout their stay with small details that make the service unique in its kind.

The atmosphere is elegant and welcoming, it is clear from the wealth of tapestries in the salon, carpets, marble colonnade, the spaces of the rooms and the sophistication of the lounge bar instead the reception: the Jigger Food & Cocktail Bar. The ideal place to disconnect after a day of work or, for nightlife lovers, an excuse to pamper yourself with the exclusive and sophisticated service offered by the staff. Here you can pamper your palate while enjoying delicious appetizers, Mediterranean cuisine but also enjoying some of the best Italian wines and the finest cognacs. The cocktail menu offers a unique experience blending modern trends with the classics of the past.

Do you want to know a curiosity about the name? Jigger, shaped like a bow tie, is a tool that the barman use to measure the liquor to be paid into the shaker.

This set of attentions are the foundations on which the local bases, which reflect the approach to the customer in "Melià style", the signature of which is denoted in detail, step by step during the preparation of cocktails.

Melià Milano is also one of Milan's best hotel for congresses and conventions with 15 meeting rooms. The new plenary meeting room can accommodate up to 520 delegates. The staff, dealing with all the details, will help you to organize a successful event or business meeting.

But that's not all, because Melià Milano thinks everything. Have you ever thought how it would be nice to have a tailor at your disposal, ready to help you and to manufacture a tailored suit, perhaps for a gala dinner or a wedding? At Melià is possible, too, thanks to the very good tailor Matteo Mora, well-known figure in the industry.

The facilities offered are really many: from the excellent restaurant to the gym, from the hairdresser to the spa, an heaven on earth divided in 4 cabins of treatments and massages, and a relax circuit. In the Wellness Center, at your disposal, you can take care of the body and mind while you rest in the relaxation area enjoying a delicious herbal tea or fruit juices.

And when you think, with eyes still dreamy, had seen all, the Melià Milano will still have a way to surprise you. You will only have to go up to the first floor for access to The Level, the most exclusive service of Meliá, where every detail is designed and tailored to the guest, to give a truly unique and unforgettable experience. Here is the biggest lounge in Europe, where the exclusivity and personalized services come together in a unique and modern space, open 24 hours on 24 to offer you everything you need, from herbal tea good night accompanied by biscuits and pastries to snacks and also aperitif. In this space are transmitted, mixed together, functionality, sense of belonging, sophistication and tranquility in order to make it versatile depending on the needs and the type of customers, making them feel pampered and answered anyone who accesses.

As if it were not enough you will have the possibility to check-in and check-out privately and enjoy room service.

Once you cross the threshold of your room or suite we hit by a wave of light reflected from the floor parquet veins, sinuous lines of the ceiling arches and the white sheets.

On the elegant dresser sweet pampering and welcome cards, again catches the eye the intention of the hotel staff to pamper its guests; for coffee lovers is available a Nespresso machine, bathrobe and slippers exclusive The Level, teapot and an assortment of teas, bath products and more.

After a hearty breakfast I prepare myself to close the suitcase and to greet, with that mixture of happiness and sadness, one of the most surprising hotel in Milan.