Bvlgari Hotel Milano's Tenth Anniversary Renovation, and Niko Romito's Kitchen

Bvlgari Hotel Milano celebrated ten years in business with a top-to-bottom renovation from Italian architecture firm Citterio-Viel and Partners, the same team behind the hotel's original design. The work touched everything from the facade to the foundation of the 18th-century Milanese palazzo the hotel occupies, on a private street just off the city's fashion district and set around a 4,000-square-meter private garden that remains one of the largest green spaces attached to any hotel in Milan.

Chef Niko Romito's Il Ristorante continues to anchor the dining side of the property, built on two years of research into traditional Italian technique and ingredients before the restaurant's concept was finalized. The kitchen has become something of a template for Romito's broader partnership with Bvlgari, which now spans nearly every hotel in the brand's portfolio from Tokyo to Dubai.

Forbes Travel Guide reconfirmed the hotel's four-star rating for 2026, a marker of consistency for a property that has spent a decade building its reputation quietly rather than chasing headlines. For guests who remember the hotel from its early years, the renovation reads less like a reinvention and more like a hotel simply catching up its details to match how good the bones already were.

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