Accommodation
PDC 2026 will take place at the Bovisa Durando Campus of Politecnico di Milano, located at Via Durando 10 in the city’s Bovisa neighborhood.
If you wish to stay within walking distance of the main congress venue, you should choose accommodation in Bovisa. Please note that the area is currently undergoing major construction works. Below, you will find two accommodation options near campus that we recommend.
The fastest and most direct way to reach the venue from other parts of the city is via the Passante Ferroviario (suburban railway). For a quick and direct connection, we recommend choosing accommodation near suburban railway stations like Cadorna, Garibaldi, Domodossola, Repubblica, or Porta Venezia. Suburban railway lines (S1, S2, S3, S4, S12, S13) from these stations stop at Bovisa.
Other city areas closer to the historic center and well connected by train or metro to the congress venue include Corso Sempione, Centro, and Cenisio.
Below, you will find a selection of recommended places to stay across different areas of the city. These accommodations are reasonably priced and offer good value for your stay. We are currently working to secure special rates at these locations, and we’ll keep you updated as new information becomes available.
Bovisa Area
Sunflower Hotel
Prices: From €143 per night with breakfast included (VAT included, tourist tax excluded).
Rooms: Single, double and triple rooms.
Location: 11 minutes walking distance from the main congress venue.
Hotel Blaise & Francis
Prices: From €90 per night (VAT included, tourist tax excluded).
Rooms: Standard, Comfort and Superior rooms.
Location: 16 minutes away from the congress venue by taking the Tram 2.
Centro Storico Area
Ostello Bello – 10% discount with the code poli.design
Prices: From €42 per night (VAT included, tourist tax excluded).
Rooms: Single beds in 8 and 6 person dorms, as well as private double rooms.
Location: A few blocks away from the Duomo. To arrive to the main congress venue, you can take the Tram 2 (48 minutes away) or the green underground (M2 – Verde) and the train (37 minutes away).
Babila Hostel & Bistrot
Prices: From €38 per night (VAT included, tourist tax excluded) and €45 per night with breakfast included (VAT included, tourist tax excluded).
Rooms: Double rooms, and well as single beds in 8, 6, and 4 person dorms, and family rooms.
Location: 15 minutes walking distance from the Brera neighborhood. To arrive to the main congress venue, you can take the red underground (M1 – Rossa) and the train (46 minutes away).
Stazione Centrale Area
Ostello Bello Grande
Prices: From €42 per night (VAT included, tourist tax excluded).
Rooms: Single, double, and triple rooms, and well as single beds in 8 and 6 person dorms, and family rooms.
Location: 100 meters away from Milan Central Train Station (Milano Centrale). To arrive to the main congress venue, you can take the 92 bus or the yellow underground (M3 – Gialla), both 30 minutes away.
Navigli Area
casaBASE Hostel – 15% discount with the code CASAPOLIDESIGN
Prices: From €45 per night (VAT included, tourist tax excluded).
Rooms: Double rooms, and well as single beds in 4 person dorms.
Location: 1km away from MUDEC. To arrive to the main congress venue you can take the green underground (M2 – Verde) and the train (43 minutes away).
Corvetto Area
Madama Hotel & Bistrot
10% discount by writing the code POLIMI26 in the NOTES when making the reservation on their website.
Location: Madama Hostel is 5 minutes walk from the Lodi underground station (M3 – Gialla). Piazza Duomo, is only 4 metro stops away, and the congress venue is on the same underground line (38 minutes away).
PDC: PEACE, DIALOGUE, COEXISTENCE
Designing for living together.
The Participatory Design Conference 2026.
WHERE
Campus Bovisa Durando
Politecnico di Milano
Milan, Italy
