The hotel at Milan Central Station will be a Hilton, with an investment of 11 million

The luxury hotel due to open at Milan Central Station will be managed by Hilton and is expected to open its doors in about a year’s time. Grandi Stazioni Retail and Pacini Group – who are partnering on the project – have revealed that the new luxury hotel currently under construction within the station will become part of the Curio Collection, Hilton’s luxury brand, which is thus making its debut at a European station. The hotel will be called The Duke Milan, Curio Collection by Hilton.

The project is backed by a total investment of 11 million euros, funded by the two developers: 60 per cent by Grandi Stazioni Retail and 40 per cent by Pacini Group. The facility will cover an area of 2,546 square metres and will offer 44 rooms, as well as a range of guest services, including a gym and a meeting room. The project forms part of a wider plan to enhance the spaces at Milan Central Station and aims to bring a new range of high-end hospitality services to one of the city’s main railway hubs. “We are developing a new concept of railway hospitality that puts people’s needs first, enriching the area with new functions and connecting it ever more closely to the city,” explained Elena Sorlini, CEO of Grandi Stazioni Retail, emphasising how The Duke Milan embodies this objective, positioning the station as an international hub for hospitality.

Work on the building site, which began at the start of the year, is continuing and is due to be completed in autumn 2027. The show flat will be completed as early as this autumn, offering a sneak preview of the design and layout of the interior spaces. “Every great city has places that define its identity. The Central Station is one of them. The Duke Milan has been created to preserve this heritage and reinterpret it,” added Emidio Pacini, CEO and founder of the Pacini Group. The name ‘The Duke Milan’ evokes the history of the Central Station and the figure of the Duke of Savoy-Aosta, to whom the project pays homage in a contemporary key. The interior design is by Studio Marco Piva and engages with the monumentality of the Central Station through a contemporary aesthetic.

The deal also forms part of Hilton’s development strategy in Italia. The Curio Collection by Hilton brand is dedicated to properties characterised by a distinctive identity and a strong connection to their destination. ““Italia remains a strategic growth market for Hilton,” says Alan Mantin, Hilton’s Vice President of Development for Southern Europe. “The Duke Milan represents an exceptional opportunity to introduce guests to one of Milan’s key travel hubs, through a hotel that celebrates the city’s character, history and energy.”