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Speaker 1 (00:08):
We continue andiamo through Italy. Michael Patrick shields with you.
We've reached Milano, and not only have we reached Milano,
we reached NH Collection Milano city Life, which is interesting
because when I talked to Paolo, the guest relations manager
at the front desk, he told me you're meant to
say in English city life, So I thought we better
(00:28):
check that out with Ricardo Bambacci.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
He's the general manager.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
Of this beautiful hotel and he's with me right now.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Phtti, Hello, Chetty, is it true?
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Where? Why would you have Why would you not say
say Chita vita? Why do you say city life in
English to represent not only this hotel but this area.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
See life is one of the booming and trained the
chic area of Milan. In the last ten years, there
was a lot of you know, construction, which redefine they
are obviously like as a luxury, luxury area. In this place,
we have our hottests, which is very nice in terms
(01:09):
of architectures, and there are also a lot of new
residential luxury building.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
So speaking city Life in English is sort of a
stylish way for the Italians to embrace another language. What
do you mean, for instance, if it was in the
United States and we said something in Italian to name
something like.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
It would sound stylish. Yes, it's city life.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Is you know the name of the area because they
started building some mole they start to build some luxury
residential and is the fine a new style.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Of living here in Milan.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
And together with the portal of area city life is
that there are a lot of clubs, a lot of
pubs or restaurants, a lot of.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Laxi residentially, a lot of hotels.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
So you where you know the let's say the rich
people are moving to live in this in this are
a lot of football player, actor, tibu presenter, they live
in this area. We are also very close to the
study of Milan. So this already defined the area. Have
you met the prime minister, the Prime minister Italian Prime
(02:26):
Minister Georgie Maloney and Georgia MAROONI No, not yet, but
we met some of the governor of George Maloney, so
some minister for example for a broad affair you mean
from the sports minister, they came here.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
You mentioned sport because in a few months you're going
to be consumed and the world will be here for
sports right next door.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Yes, there will be the Milan or Cortina Olympics Games.
Just in the Tory Alliance audience tower, there will be
the head quarter of the Comitat Olympicos with an Italian
and the board, the board of the Olympics Games. And
just close to us there will be all the media
center of the world. So the journalist, the TV press
(03:12):
that we stay here for three months.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
How do you prepare a hotel for something like that
happening right in throughout the space.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
The hotel is completely sold out, of course, it's completely
fully booked.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
We will be in.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
The red zone, so that we are a lot of
checkpoint here, so we'll be also very challenging to access
the area. But we already we are just talking with
most of the American TV They will be stay here
in our hotel. So regarding the for the beverage, regarding
(03:48):
the transportation, regarding you know, all the activities. But there
will be very very challenging and exciting experience.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
So you could say that I am the first American
broadcaster to be here in advance of the Olympics at
your hotel at each city life, Yes, it will be
the lucky one for Tuna Fortuna Fortunato.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Yeah, so the wow, that's really neat.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
And if we were in this building before it was
an h City Life hotel sitting where we are right now,
we would have to be whispering, wouldn't we.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Yes, before becoming an hotel, this was an old church
named Christo a church and they did nineteen thirty four.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
This church was.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Lively until at the end of until ninety nineteen ninety.
Afterward was completely abandoned and that definity that consecrated in
twenty seventeen and then we started the works renovation which
takes three four years. And in June, in last June
(04:54):
twenty two, we were very glad to and this great hotel.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
You kept touches obviously of the church. Once you know
it was a church, it's easy to see that the pillars,
the columns, and behind the front desk appears to be
the organ.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Yes, because the architect wanted to keep the original you know, meanings,
the original structors, and there was a lot of elements
architecturally speaking, uh linked to the to the church.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
So the color which is white and bronze.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
There are this U shape of organs behind on the
back of the front office there were just on the
top of our but in the lob bit this circle
shape which represents the sun, there is also a lighting
playing with the sun is in a certain point reflect
(05:53):
to this, to this circular shape. There was very nice
effect in terms of lighting.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Yes, it must be a source of surprise that this
front area which is accessible to anyone. It's open air,
but it's like being in a church, you've got couches.
It's a gathering space still for fellowship.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
Yes, this area for us, this is a location that
we call the church.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
It's an area that we organize a lot of events,
lifestyle events for example, catwork, supercar presentation. We have also
some parties with DJ set that we put just on
the top there.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Where the choir would.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Be yeah yeah, yeah, wow, very nice.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
We are the only one in Milana with this kind
of location, even I suppose not only in Italy, in
the Europe, even in the world.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Complementing it's an age collection city life in Milano.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
What does NH stand for?
Speaker 3 (06:55):
An H is for the Navarro tells, which is the
founder of the of the the first of visial branch.
Now NH join and belong to minor hotel groups and
then H the initial name over the founder.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
You have to be very stylish and fashionable if you're
going to come to work in Milano.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
See yes, of course always.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
That is Ricardo bambacci our new best friend at NH
Collection Milano City Life. He'll be welcoming the American TV
media for the Olympics in just a few months. Continuing
(07:42):
just for a couple of minutes here with Ricardo Bambacchi.
He's the general manager of NH Collection Milano City Life,
and we were talking about the Olympics and how the
American broadcasters will be with you in your hotel right
across from the massive production facility. But there's another sport
that we stumbled across, and my producer, Tony Hutberd, is
a raging Formula one fan. So would you mind telling
(08:04):
him where you live and what it's like to live
fifteen minutes right here outside of where we're sitting.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
Come on, yes, I'm leaving just outside the Lesmo two
laps close to the circu which saw every weekend. When
I'm in my garden, I can listen noise and noise
from the engine.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Of the cows. So you live in Manza in Monza, yeah,
I live in Les Moo.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Lesmo is just the name of the small village upside Manza.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
And so what is it like during Formula one week?
Speaker 2 (08:38):
What does it sound like in your house? Ah, it's
the music. It's like in music, you know. J Yes,
it's like just ladies.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
What is it like to have the world the glamor?
I mean, Milano's already glamorous. Your hotel is glamorous. But
what is it like to have the Formula one world
descend right into your backyard? You've got the parties, you
have glamours, Okay, sure.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
During the Monza Grand Prix, Monza Milan become like a
very very big party.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Everywhere there is a lot of exhibition.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
There are the Formula one cars, just exhibition in the
Monza Square, in the in the Duomo Square. There are
also the drivers that made the supporter, the fan known
for the pictures for you know, autograph.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
No, it's very very nice, very very fashion and luxury.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
And there's a big Ferrari flagship store right there near
the Dormo.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Yes, yes, there is, there is there is.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
Yeah, and your wife very quickly she works in the
fashion industry.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Yes, yes, she likes in the fashion for versach for
Robert Tocabaldi. Yeah, so she outfits you. She tries, she tried, but.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
You prefer to to to make some tailor addresses from celebrities.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
I'm still not a celebrity.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
Oh no, you are now. You're an American radio celebrity.
And when the Olympics get here, you'll be the star
of the show. And you are today. Thank you very much.
Glad to me let you out.
Speaker 4 (10:12):
Thank you, glad to see it out with everybody.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
M
We continue andiamo through Italy. Michael Patrick shields with you.
We've reached Milano, and not only have we reached Milano,
we reached NH Collection Milano city Life, which is interesting
because when I talked to Paolo, the guest relations manager
at the front desk, he told me you're meant to
say in English city life, So I thought we better
(00:28):
check that out with Ricardo Bambacci.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
He's the general manager.
Speaker 1 (00:31):
Of this beautiful hotel and he's with me right now.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Phtti, Hello, Chetty, is it true?
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Where? Why would you have Why would you not say
say Chita vita? Why do you say city life in
English to represent not only this hotel but this area.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
See life is one of the booming and trained the
chic area of Milan. In the last ten years, there
was a lot of you know, construction, which redefine they
are obviously like as a luxury, luxury area. In this place,
we have our hottests, which is very nice in terms
(01:09):
of architectures, and there are also a lot of new
residential luxury building.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
So speaking city Life in English is sort of a
stylish way for the Italians to embrace another language. What
do you mean, for instance, if it was in the
United States and we said something in Italian to name
something like.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
It would sound stylish. Yes, it's city life.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Is you know the name of the area because they
started building some mole they start to build some luxury
residential and is the fine a new style.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Of living here in Milan.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
And together with the portal of area city life is
that there are a lot of clubs, a lot of
pubs or restaurants, a lot of.
Speaker 2 (02:00):
Laxi residentially, a lot of hotels.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
So you where you know the let's say the rich
people are moving to live in this in this are
a lot of football player, actor, tibu presenter, they live
in this area. We are also very close to the
study of Milan. So this already defined the area. Have
you met the prime minister, the Prime minister Italian Prime
(02:26):
Minister Georgie Maloney and Georgia MAROONI No, not yet, but
we met some of the governor of George Maloney, so
some minister for example for a broad affair you mean
from the sports minister, they came here.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
You mentioned sport because in a few months you're going
to be consumed and the world will be here for
sports right next door.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Yes, there will be the Milan or Cortina Olympics Games.
Just in the Tory Alliance audience tower, there will be
the head quarter of the Comitat Olympicos with an Italian
and the board, the board of the Olympics Games. And
just close to us there will be all the media
center of the world. So the journalist, the TV press
(03:12):
that we stay here for three months.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
How do you prepare a hotel for something like that
happening right in throughout the space.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
The hotel is completely sold out, of course, it's completely
fully booked.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
We will be in.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
The red zone, so that we are a lot of
checkpoint here, so we'll be also very challenging to access
the area. But we already we are just talking with
most of the American TV They will be stay here
in our hotel. So regarding the for the beverage, regarding
(03:48):
the transportation, regarding you know, all the activities. But there
will be very very challenging and exciting experience.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
So you could say that I am the first American
broadcaster to be here in advance of the Olympics at
your hotel at each city life, Yes, it will be
the lucky one for Tuna Fortuna Fortunato.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Yeah, so the wow, that's really neat.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
And if we were in this building before it was
an h City Life hotel sitting where we are right now,
we would have to be whispering, wouldn't we.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Yes, before becoming an hotel, this was an old church
named Christo a church and they did nineteen thirty four.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
This church was.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Lively until at the end of until ninety nineteen ninety.
Afterward was completely abandoned and that definity that consecrated in
twenty seventeen and then we started the works renovation which
takes three four years. And in June, in last June
(04:54):
twenty two, we were very glad to and this great hotel.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
You kept touches obviously of the church. Once you know
it was a church, it's easy to see that the pillars,
the columns, and behind the front desk appears to be
the organ.
Speaker 3 (05:14):
Yes, because the architect wanted to keep the original you know, meanings,
the original structors, and there was a lot of elements
architecturally speaking, uh linked to the to the church.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
So the color which is white and bronze.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
There are this U shape of organs behind on the
back of the front office there were just on the
top of our but in the lob bit this circle
shape which represents the sun, there is also a lighting
playing with the sun is in a certain point reflect
(05:53):
to this, to this circular shape. There was very nice
effect in terms of lighting.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Yes, it must be a source of surprise that this
front area which is accessible to anyone. It's open air,
but it's like being in a church, you've got couches.
It's a gathering space still for fellowship.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
Yes, this area for us, this is a location that
we call the church.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
It's an area that we organize a lot of events,
lifestyle events for example, catwork, supercar presentation. We have also
some parties with DJ set that we put just on
the top there.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Where the choir would.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Be yeah yeah, yeah, wow, very nice.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
We are the only one in Milana with this kind
of location, even I suppose not only in Italy, in
the Europe, even in the world.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Complementing it's an age collection city life in Milano.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
What does NH stand for?
Speaker 3 (06:55):
An H is for the Navarro tells, which is the
founder of the of the the first of visial branch.
Now NH join and belong to minor hotel groups and
then H the initial name over the founder.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
You have to be very stylish and fashionable if you're
going to come to work in Milano.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
See yes, of course always.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
That is Ricardo bambacci our new best friend at NH
Collection Milano City Life. He'll be welcoming the American TV
media for the Olympics in just a few months. Continuing
(07:42):
just for a couple of minutes here with Ricardo Bambacchi.
He's the general manager of NH Collection Milano City Life,
and we were talking about the Olympics and how the
American broadcasters will be with you in your hotel right
across from the massive production facility. But there's another sport
that we stumbled across, and my producer, Tony Hutberd, is
a raging Formula one fan. So would you mind telling
(08:04):
him where you live and what it's like to live
fifteen minutes right here outside of where we're sitting.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
Come on, yes, I'm leaving just outside the Lesmo two
laps close to the circu which saw every weekend. When
I'm in my garden, I can listen noise and noise
from the engine.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Of the cows. So you live in Manza in Monza, yeah,
I live in Les Moo.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Lesmo is just the name of the small village upside Manza.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
And so what is it like during Formula one week?
Speaker 2 (08:38):
What does it sound like in your house? Ah, it's
the music. It's like in music, you know. J Yes,
it's like just ladies.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
What is it like to have the world the glamor?
I mean, Milano's already glamorous. Your hotel is glamorous. But
what is it like to have the Formula one world
descend right into your backyard? You've got the parties, you
have glamours, Okay, sure.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
During the Monza Grand Prix, Monza Milan become like a
very very big party.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Everywhere there is a lot of exhibition.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
There are the Formula one cars, just exhibition in the
Monza Square, in the in the Duomo Square. There are
also the drivers that made the supporter, the fan known
for the pictures for you know, autograph.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
No, it's very very nice, very very fashion and luxury.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
And there's a big Ferrari flagship store right there near
the Dormo.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
Yes, yes, there is, there is there is.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
Yeah, and your wife very quickly she works in the
fashion industry.
Speaker 2 (09:43):
Yes, yes, she likes in the fashion for versach for
Robert Tocabaldi. Yeah, so she outfits you. She tries, she tried, but.
Speaker 3 (09:56):
You prefer to to to make some tailor addresses from celebrities.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
I'm still not a celebrity.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
Oh no, you are now. You're an American radio celebrity.
And when the Olympics get here, you'll be the star
of the show. And you are today. Thank you very much.
Glad to me let you out.
Speaker 4 (10:12):
Thank you, glad to see it out with everybody.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
M
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