An unconventional 4-star hotel with an intellectual design in the heart of Milan.

STRAF, situated few steps from the Duomo Cathedral, in Milan city center, was born with a new concept of hospitality, characterised by a welcoming, careful and at the same time informal service. Vincezo De Cotiis Architect used unusual materials for the Hotel, recycling objects and experimenting with the surroundings enviroment De Cotiis, creating an interior design far from the hotel industry standards. 

ROOMS
64 rooms – reflect two apparently diverse philosophies: extreme hi-tech functionality with a minimalist touch and the warm and intimate ambience of the central rooms in Milan, designed using refined, innovative materials such as split slate, burnished brass, concrete and iron, gauze-effect glass and aged mirrors, alongside furnishings specially designed by Vincenzo De Cotiis.

STRAFbar
STRAFbar is the window on the world of the design hotel of the same name, and has been designed using the same basic materials, for example the concrete for the walls and floors, and the industrial iron panels.
The attractively decorated ambience combines artistic elements such as the recycled fibreglass and wood panels and original 1970s furnishings.
An intense and exciting atmosphere, STRAFbar offers an accurate all day bar and restaurant services with an à la carte menu. The two large windows and entrance face directly out onto Via San Raffaele, bringing the outside in and viceversa, opening up the boundaries between the hotel interior and the outside.
The music is an eclectic mix of vintage tracks during the daytime and more vibrant and lively sounds from dusk onwards.
The live music bar in Milan is frequented by an international and local clientele. 
The “street happy hour” carries on late into the evening with theme nights with live music and dj set.

RESTAURANT
Both the restaurant and the meeting room, adjacent to and mirroring the hall, are the natural extension of STRAFhotel&bar’s public areas.
 Here too, De Cotiis uses the basic material of the hotel; concrete for the walls and flooring, panels of burnished brass and iron for the walls.
The two large canvases in this restaurant near Duomo, exclusive decorative features created by the architect in coloured plaster, help to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere along with a clever use of lighting.
Service is speedy yet precise, perfect for business lunches, but also for a leisurely lunch in minimalist and elegant, delightfully informal surroundings. The menu combines traditional Italian cuisine with international favourites such as the club sandwich, and even fusion cooking, such as tandoori chicken bites with basmati rice, vegetarian dishes including raw vegetables, dietetic, seasonal salads, with particular attention to the seasonality of the raw material and to the use of BIO products.
In the evening and on weekends, the restaurant is available for private hire for lunches, cocktails or private dinners.
The restaurant is also used as breakfast room. Every day from 7 am to 10.30 am it offers a full American breakfast service with an extensive choice of savory, sweet, hot and cold food, selected with a strong attention to Bio products, Made in Italy and the latest international tendencies.

WELLNESS BOUTIQUE
Relax and unwind at the wellness oasis in Milan.
Tucked away in the heart of a historic building at the end of the 800s near the Cathedral, the New Wellness Area of the Straf Hotel looks like a fine place dedicated to wellness.
The language conceived by the architect Vincenzo De Cotiis, remains consistent with the project dated 2003 and renews in a current and defined way the new spaces. 
In this intimate place, the use of contrasting materials, contemporary and traditional, accompanies guests to a new and reassuring place, a place dedicated to body care that breathes a natural sense of calm.
The color palette is dominated by light and dark tones: the light plaster on the walls and ceiling, the marble flooring, antique and precious material also reproduced on the wall balustrades; all modulated by metallic accents, such as brass in fusion, which emphasizes the passages between the various environments.
A research based also on a game of reflections given by expertly used materials that blend with water.
A functional and minimalist space that reveals a refined elegance that welcomes guests and put them at ease.
The result is an ethereal environment that highlights the combination of different materials and surfaces that evoke a tactile and sensory experience.