Between the fashion district and Porta Nuova's glass-and-steel skyline, a rationalist tower clad in travertine and terracotta brick has been converted into one of Milan's more architecturally self-aware hotels. ME Milan Il Duca sits on Via Larga, its mid-century façade — white stone pilasters rising through the lower floors, warm brick coursing above — maintained with a fidelity that places the building firmly in the lineage of Milanese modernism while the rooftop, visible in the images thick with planters and outdoor furniture, signals an entirely contemporary program above. The interiors, designed under the ME by Meliá brief, pitch the rooms between tailored restraint and deliberate drama. Guest rooms divide into two registers: one set finished in dark walnut joinery with built-in bookshelves dressed with art volumes and bronzed table lamps, the other stripped back to floor-to-ceiling upholstered headboards in charcoal and taupe, low-slung platform beds, and a palette of warm sage and linen that points toward Milanese residential design rather than international hotel convention. The ground-floor STK steakhouse — visible in signage at the entrance gateway, its interior planted with overscale cherry blossom arrangements above curved banquette seating — draws a younger crowd. The rooftop bar frames Cesar Pelli's UniCredit Tower and the Porta Nuova towers directly, grey porcelain decking and deep-cushioned lounge seating arranging the cityscape as the principal decorative gesture.

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Located in the heart of the action and near the city's main museums, exclusive boutiques, fashionable hot spots and trendy night clubs, ME Milan - Il Duca is one of the leading hotels in Milan. It is contemporary and cutting edge in style and located in one of the fashion capitals in the world. Designed by the world famous architect Aldo Rossi, amongst its fantastic services and facilities ME Milan - Il Duca provides 132 exquisitely designed, modern rooms, including 34 suites; a high-energy steakhouse restaurant from New York - STK; Rooftop Bar with outdoor terrace and spectacular panoramic views of the new skyline of Milan including the new towers in the Garibaldi area. The hotel also consists of twoexecutive boardrooms a total of 100 m2 a modern, fully equipped gym, open 24 hours a day and high speed Wi-Fi internet.