Tea Apartment living room with sofa and natural light

Lomazzo · Como – Milan

Tea Apartment

A calm, light-filled studio in Lomazzo, between Milan and Como.

A calm, light-filled studio in Lomazzo, halfway between Milan and Como, overlooking the greenery of a restored cotton mill.

Sage and taupe tones, light wood, a full kitchen and a bed you actually sleep well in. Self check-in, a private garage, and the station just around the corner. I’m Elia, and I look after guests myself.

The history

The cotton mill

The building is part of the former Somaini cotton mill, opened in 1893 and grown to employ around 1,300 people, with a workers’ village and a kindergarten beside the factory. It closed in the early 1970s, and I knew it as a child as a huge abandoned building, beautiful and silent. In 2010 it was reborn as ComoNExT, and today the red-brick halls hold offices, cafés, a gym and people enjoying these spaces again.

Why “Tea”

Tea is short for Mattea, my grandmother. She lived in Lomazzo and was always warm and welcoming, someone who loved walking around town, having breakfast in the cafés and being among people. The apartment carries her name because I would like everyone who arrives here to feel as welcome as they did with her.

The red-brick exterior of the former cotton mill in Lomazzo

The apartment

Everything two people need, nothing they don't.

Where we are

Lomazzo sits halfway along the railway between Milan and Como: the right spot to enjoy both without the traffic of either.

The station is 150 metres from the door, with direct trains in both directions; ComoNExT is a few minutes’ walk away, handy if you’re here mid-week for work. Driving, the A9 Lomazzo Nord and Lomazzo Sud exits are minutes away, and a private garage is waiting.

150 m
from Lomazzo station (2 min walk)
2 min
walk to ComoNExT
30 min
by train to Como Lago (R17/RE7)
33 min
by train to Milano Cadorna (R17/RE7)

Viale Trento 3, Lomazzo (CO)

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Satellite map of Lomazzo showing Tea Apartment next to the station

From past guests

Elisa — Segrate, Italy

★★★★★

“My stay was perfect: the apartment is very tidy and simple but has everything you need. Elia was always very helpful and kind, responding promptly to every request. I highly recommend this place.”
Karolina — Poland

★★★★★

“The best place we have ever been to. So much space and also it is very clean. A minute walk to the train station. Peaceful neighborhood. The host was super helpful and understanding.”
George — England, United Kingdom

★★★★★

“The apartment was clean, comfortable and had everything we needed, and the location was great for exploring the area. The host was friendly, helpful and easy to communicate with — we would happily stay again.”
Claudine — Hyères, France

★★★★★

“A pleasant, quiet place — we recommend it. Close to the station for Milan, Como.”

FAQ

Check-in is from 15:00 and your keys are in the keybox at the door. On foot from the station you can let yourself in until midnight, Sundays included. By car you need the car park gate, open Monday to Saturday until 21:30 and closed on Sundays — message me in that case and we’ll arrange a key handover in person. Check-out is by 11:00.

Yes, and the hours only concern check-in: once you have let yourself in the first time, you can come and go at any hour, day or night. Arriving on foot you can check in on your own until midnight, Sundays included: it is 150 metres from the station and the keybox code is already in the link I send you. The 15:00–21:30 window only applies to arriving by car, because it depends on the car park gate. For a check-in after midnight, message me ahead.

Usually not: check-in is from 15:00 and check-out by 11:00. If you need to arrive earlier or leave your bags for a few hours, message me: if I am around I will gladly sort something out, but I cannot promise it in advance.

There is a private garage on level −1, entered from Via Cavour 2 behind an automatic gate — I send you the keypad code before you arrive. There is also free on-street parking around the building.

Yes. Lomazzo station is 150 metres away, a two-minute walk, and Trenord R17 and RE7 trains run from there direct to Milano Cadorna, Como Lago and Saronno, with no changes. On weekdays there is one every 30 minutes; at weekends one an hour, with some extra departures.

About 25 minutes by car, along the SS336 and the A36. By train it is 48 minutes on the Trenord RE54 and R17, changing at Saronno. It is the handiest airport for getting here.

Yes, and this is the easy way to do it: the R17 and RE7 trains reach Como Lago in about 25 minutes, with no changes. The lake boats leave from right in front of the station, so you step off the train and you are at the pier. You sleep in Lomazzo and spend the day on the lake.

Yes: ComoNExT is a few minutes on foot, inside the same former cotton mill. It is the natural choice for workshops, events and mid-week business stays at the hub, with fibre WiFi, a full kitchen and late self check-in.

I do, Elia, together with my mum. The apartment is mine and I’m the one answering your messages; on site, when needed, it’s her.

No, it’s a studio flat for two in Lomazzo, rented for short stays. Tea is short for Mattea, my grandmother, and the apartment carries her name.

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