STAY SMALL, STAY LOCAL AT GALLERIA VIK MILANO IN MILAN, ITALY

STAY SMALL, STAY LOCAL AT GALLERIA VIK MILANO IN MILAN, ITALY - Small Luxury Hotels of the World is delighted to bring to some rays of sunshine into the hospitality industry this September with the opening of three new small, independently-owned hotels. Located in Italy, France, and Spain, each showcases themes that are relevant to today's traveller – from absolute privacy to pure mindfulness, considerate living and the fact that small, now more than ever, is beautiful. In the Maldives, we welcome back a former member hotel which is home to the world's first and only under-the-sea spa.

Stay Small, Stay Local at Galleria Vik Milano in Milan, Italy

Opened on Tuesday 1st September

88 rooms from €245 per night including breakfast

With bold murals, striking sculptures and a colourful palette this hotel is a canvas for Milan's creative side. Representing the city's rich artistic heritage, Galleria Vik Milano is part hotel, part post-modern art gallery. Bedrooms and corridors are exhibition spaces with each bearing the hallmark of a renowned artist – from Giuseppe Gonella and Pino Pinelli, to Felipe Cardena and Shinya Sakurai – and there are no televisions here, the art is the star of the show.  Two restaurants complete the picture: Vikissimo for dawn-to-dusk food and drinks, and I Dodici Gatti dedicated to wood-fired pizza. The hotel is located in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and is circled by Milan's best-loved shops, landmarks, restaurants and galleries meaning that you don't have to venture far to get your culinary, cultural or couture fix – it's all literally on your doorstep.

SLH Insider Tip: Book the Adriano Pompa Gallery Suite to sleep in a mezzanine-level bed beneath a Renaissance-esque mural.