ENSURE YOUR LUGGAGE GETS TRANSFERRED AND STORED SECURELY IN MILAN WITH THESE TIPS
Once you arrive at any of the Milan's airports, your mind is now set on getting the very best services and courtesies from everyone you come across-right from the flight attendant on your plane, to the arriver of your pre-arranged taxi from the airport to your hotel, to the hotel bar man and even to the local commoner at the Central station or Porta Ganbaldi.
However, don't you think your erstwhile pleasant memories you may have had in Milan may go down the drain if perhaps one or some of your luggage got missing or lost in transit, or even when you don't get lucky, and they contain some vital documents or papers?
Here are a few tips to help you guard your luggage without being rude to anyone in the process:-
1. There is only luggage storage room in Milan (excluding the ones at the airports). Located right in the Milano Stazione Central (central station) on the ground floor and beside the exit on the piazza Luigi di savoia. It opens everyday from 6:00am till midnight.
Ensure you notify your transfer company who will be sending down a driver with a taxi, minivan or limousine to pick you up at the airport, so you can drop off any luggage you might want to drop, if you think going to the hotel with it might be a little risky.
There is however a storage limit of 20kg per individual and as at the last check, there were coin-operated lockers. The charges are fairly considerate: 5.00 euros for the first 5 hours, 0.70 euros /hrs for the next 6 hours and 0.30 euros/hr from the 13th hour on.
2. Ensure you secure your transport from the airport to the hotel in a pre-arranged taxi transfer to Milan, so you can monitor the movement of luggage in transit and also to be able to hold the transfer company accountable for any damages incurred in the event of any luggage loss.
3. While in transit to Milan from the airport, traffic can be hectic and the roads so busy due to the connective way of Milan to other major cities by roads. In such situations, be aware that many Italian drivers tend to be more aggressive, making it cumbersome for foreigners to drive safely. Your best bet here is to pre-arrange for a private transfer driver who will be waiting to pick you up at the airport and straight to your hotel. The driver in this case has been on ground, knows the Milan terrain and knows he is accountable to his employer who happens to be your transfer company.
4. If you've got a considerably larger amount of luggage (perhaps more than 30kg), be sure to order for a Malpensa airport to central station minivan transfer with driver, and then you can move on to other parts of Milan from the station.
However, don't you think your erstwhile pleasant memories you may have had in Milan may go down the drain if perhaps one or some of your luggage got missing or lost in transit, or even when you don't get lucky, and they contain some vital documents or papers?
Here are a few tips to help you guard your luggage without being rude to anyone in the process:-
1. There is only luggage storage room in Milan (excluding the ones at the airports). Located right in the Milano Stazione Central (central station) on the ground floor and beside the exit on the piazza Luigi di savoia. It opens everyday from 6:00am till midnight.
Ensure you notify your transfer company who will be sending down a driver with a taxi, minivan or limousine to pick you up at the airport, so you can drop off any luggage you might want to drop, if you think going to the hotel with it might be a little risky.
There is however a storage limit of 20kg per individual and as at the last check, there were coin-operated lockers. The charges are fairly considerate: 5.00 euros for the first 5 hours, 0.70 euros /hrs for the next 6 hours and 0.30 euros/hr from the 13th hour on.
2. Ensure you secure your transport from the airport to the hotel in a pre-arranged taxi transfer to Milan, so you can monitor the movement of luggage in transit and also to be able to hold the transfer company accountable for any damages incurred in the event of any luggage loss.
3. While in transit to Milan from the airport, traffic can be hectic and the roads so busy due to the connective way of Milan to other major cities by roads. In such situations, be aware that many Italian drivers tend to be more aggressive, making it cumbersome for foreigners to drive safely. Your best bet here is to pre-arrange for a private transfer driver who will be waiting to pick you up at the airport and straight to your hotel. The driver in this case has been on ground, knows the Milan terrain and knows he is accountable to his employer who happens to be your transfer company.
4. If you've got a considerably larger amount of luggage (perhaps more than 30kg), be sure to order for a Malpensa airport to central station minivan transfer with driver, and then you can move on to other parts of Milan from the station.
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