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Casual Eclettico Milano opens its doors in the heart of the design capital
11/03/2025
March 11, 2025. After Florence, now Milan. Italy is a priority market for Casual Hoteles. That's why the Spanish themed hotel chain has chosen the design capital to continue its expansion, and it has done so with a truly groundbreaking hotel, as is its trademark. We are referring to the Casual Eclettico Milano hotel, which, after joining the Spanish chain this year under lease, opened its doors on February 1, 2025.
The interior design team, as was the case with the Casual Rinascimento Firenze hotel, was Rizoma Architetture, founded in Bologna in 2009 by architect Giovanni Franceschelli and specializing primarily in developing innovative hotel and restaurant projects.
A design inspired by the disco and pop aesthetics of the 80s :
To redecorate the Casual Eclettico Milano hotel and its 43 rooms, Rizoma Architetture drew inspiration from the 1980s disco aesthetic and some of the most renowned Italian artists of the era, such as Ettore Sottsass, the founding architect of the Memphis group and known for challenging conventions through a postmodern aesthetic; and Elio Fiorucci, who knew how to combine clothing with pop culture, becoming a symbol of avant-garde style.
Located on the well-known Corso Buenos Aires, close to Milan Central Station and the Duomo, and next to Porta Venezia, the new Casual Eclettico Milano has been designed to blend in with its iconic neighborhood, known for its nightlife and eclectic aesthetic, which combines the elegance of late 19th-century Art Nouveau facades with the boldness and geometric elements of 1980s disco.
Thus, the interior of Casual Eclettico Milano is an explosion of color, enhanced by the combination of striking vinyl, wallpaper, and typical expressions of the era. The sublime touch is provided by lights and neon lights that evoke the 80s' love of brightness, straight-lined furniture, and animal sculptures that accentuate the disruptive nature of the pop aesthetic.
But if there's anything groundbreaking about Casual Eclettico Milano, it's its "total black" facade, which has led many in the fashion capital to refer to it as the "black hotel," and the antique photo booth that punctuates it, inviting visitors to immortalize their visit.
Launch the new Casual Eclettico Milano
Double room with breakfast from 118 euros per night
For more information and reservations here
Address: Via Plinio, 2, Central Station, 20124 Milan, Italy
Note: If you book online, your pet (up to 25 kilos) stays free.
About Rizoma Architetture :
Founded in Bologna in 2009 by architect Giovanni Franceschelli, Rizoma Architetture specializes primarily in developing innovative hotel and restaurant projects.
Rizoma Architectures' projects have been published in several international magazines and websites, and some, such as The Student Hotel Firenze, have been recognized with awards such as the one received at the MIPIM Cannes 2019 Fair for Best Mixed-Use Development.
About Casual Hotels :
Casual Hoteles is a Valencian hotel company founded in 2013 by Juan Carlos Sanjuán, with the goal of becoming a benchmark for themed urban accommodations in Spain. All of its hotels feature unique decor inspired by the destinations in which they are located, and offer high-quality standards and central locations at affordable prices.
They are fun, surprising, and provocative, making Casual Hoteles a disruptive chain that, in 2018, was recognized with the Hostelco Award for “Best Hotel Concept”; in 2023, it won the First Prize for Sustainable Tourism from HOSBEC, in the category of “Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy”; and in 2024, it was chosen as “Chain with the Best Corporate Social Responsibility” at the 14th Roca Awards for Hotel Initiative.
In this sense, the group also stands out for its policy of strong social and environmental commitment through its own Code of Ethics, and for its collaborations with NGOs such as Save the Children and UNICEF, among others.
Casual Hoteles currently has 25 hotels and 872 rooms in 14 cities in Spain, Portugal, and Italy. One of these hotels is managed, 15 are leased, and 8 are franchised. It also plans to add two new hotels in Ibiza (42) and Naples (34) in 2025.
The interior design team, as was the case with the Casual Rinascimento Firenze hotel, was Rizoma Architetture, founded in Bologna in 2009 by architect Giovanni Franceschelli and specializing primarily in developing innovative hotel and restaurant projects.
A design inspired by the disco and pop aesthetics of the 80s :
To redecorate the Casual Eclettico Milano hotel and its 43 rooms, Rizoma Architetture drew inspiration from the 1980s disco aesthetic and some of the most renowned Italian artists of the era, such as Ettore Sottsass, the founding architect of the Memphis group and known for challenging conventions through a postmodern aesthetic; and Elio Fiorucci, who knew how to combine clothing with pop culture, becoming a symbol of avant-garde style.
Located on the well-known Corso Buenos Aires, close to Milan Central Station and the Duomo, and next to Porta Venezia, the new Casual Eclettico Milano has been designed to blend in with its iconic neighborhood, known for its nightlife and eclectic aesthetic, which combines the elegance of late 19th-century Art Nouveau facades with the boldness and geometric elements of 1980s disco.
Thus, the interior of Casual Eclettico Milano is an explosion of color, enhanced by the combination of striking vinyl, wallpaper, and typical expressions of the era. The sublime touch is provided by lights and neon lights that evoke the 80s' love of brightness, straight-lined furniture, and animal sculptures that accentuate the disruptive nature of the pop aesthetic.
But if there's anything groundbreaking about Casual Eclettico Milano, it's its "total black" facade, which has led many in the fashion capital to refer to it as the "black hotel," and the antique photo booth that punctuates it, inviting visitors to immortalize their visit.
Launch the new Casual Eclettico Milano
Double room with breakfast from 118 euros per night
For more information and reservations here
Address: Via Plinio, 2, Central Station, 20124 Milan, Italy
Note: If you book online, your pet (up to 25 kilos) stays free.
About Rizoma Architetture :
Founded in Bologna in 2009 by architect Giovanni Franceschelli, Rizoma Architetture specializes primarily in developing innovative hotel and restaurant projects.
Rizoma Architectures' projects have been published in several international magazines and websites, and some, such as The Student Hotel Firenze, have been recognized with awards such as the one received at the MIPIM Cannes 2019 Fair for Best Mixed-Use Development.
About Casual Hotels :
Casual Hoteles is a Valencian hotel company founded in 2013 by Juan Carlos Sanjuán, with the goal of becoming a benchmark for themed urban accommodations in Spain. All of its hotels feature unique decor inspired by the destinations in which they are located, and offer high-quality standards and central locations at affordable prices.
They are fun, surprising, and provocative, making Casual Hoteles a disruptive chain that, in 2018, was recognized with the Hostelco Award for “Best Hotel Concept”; in 2023, it won the First Prize for Sustainable Tourism from HOSBEC, in the category of “Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy”; and in 2024, it was chosen as “Chain with the Best Corporate Social Responsibility” at the 14th Roca Awards for Hotel Initiative.
In this sense, the group also stands out for its policy of strong social and environmental commitment through its own Code of Ethics, and for its collaborations with NGOs such as Save the Children and UNICEF, among others.
Casual Hoteles currently has 25 hotels and 872 rooms in 14 cities in Spain, Portugal, and Italy. One of these hotels is managed, 15 are leased, and 8 are franchised. It also plans to add two new hotels in Ibiza (42) and Naples (34) in 2025.
