Bologna
You will never – repeat, never – stay anywhere else like this. Forget the B&B tag: you don't just get a room here, you get an entire 900-year-old tower …
Must-see hotels in Emilia-Romagna
Modena
Aiming to capitalise on the worldwide foodie frenzy created by Osteria Francescana, top chef Massimo Bottura and his American wife, Lara Gilmore,…
Bologna
One of Bologna's few design hotels, the 45-room Met mixes functionality with handsome modern furnishings. It injects peace and tranquillity into its…
Ferrara
Occupying a lovingly remodelled 15th-century home with a spacious, green backyard, this classy six-room B&B seamlessly blends wood-beamed high ceilings…
Bologna
This centrally located, immaculate and well-loved B&B features a pair of bright, high-ceilinged rooms with pretty tiled bathrooms and endless mod cons,…
Ravenna
Colour-themed rooms come in three categories at this finely coiffed seven-room boutique hotel smack in the town centre. Murano glass chandeliers, original…
Ferrara
Tucked down a crooked lane in Ferrara's old Jewish quarter, this cosy, long-established B&B offers four rooms of varying sizes in a late 14th-century…
Rimini
One of Rimini's only five-star hotels and as much a monument as a place to stay. Despite a 1920 fire and serious damage incurred during WWII, it has…
Emilia-Romagna
Ricardo and Sarah are your lovely English-speaking hosts at Comacchio's choice B&B. The 11 rooms (and two apartments) are themed according to local…
Modena
Cervetta is about as hip as Modena gets without pandering to the convention crowd. Adjacent to the intimate Piazza Grande, it has quasi-boutique…
Ravenna
Two minutes from San Vitale's gorgeous mosaics, industrious young owner Michael Scapini Mantovani has converted this old family home into a luxurious B&B…
Parma
Location, comfort and hospitality all come together at this B&B run by a gregarious owner with a passion for local food and wine. Four lower-floor doubles…
Emilia-Romagna
Picturesquely set at the foot of the dramatic Pietra di Bismantova, this simple but cosy lodge offers rooms housing up to six people, along with hearty…
Bologna
On the suburb side of the ring road 1km north of the train station, this massive hostel is a world unto itself, evoking an upscale American university…
Rimini
Apologetically dangling the high-tech carrot to millennials and digital nomads, this newer, design-forward 25-room boutique hotel is high-wired (USB ports…
Bologna
Occupying two meticulously renovated historic residences (one superbly located mere steps from Piazza Maggiore; the other at Via Santo Stefano 16), Casa…
Bologna
Barely a kilometre from the train station, this stylish hostel, the baby of detail-oriented owner Paris, features all manner of recycled design touches …
Rimini
Enjoy all that Rimini has to offer without committing to the overwrought beach-resort experience at this adorable new three-room B&B overlooking the…
Ferrara
At this top-notch, centrally located four-star hotel, romantics can be forgiven for glimpsing Casanova apparitions (the man himself once stayed here). Six…
Bologna
It's hard not to feel at home when refined and well-travelled owner Agostino – a veteran of Bologna's one and only five-star hotel, greets you in perfect…
Bologna
Affiliated with the upmarket Bologna Art Hotels mini-chain, this refined pile with a prime location just off Piazza Maggiore seduces guests with its slick…
Bologna
It's overpriced at the high end, but other times of year this family-run, three-star superior hotel is a real gem, mainly for its panoramic terrace, which…
Bologna
Probably the city's most romantic choice, Porta San Mamolo's 48 rooms are spread about five adjoining buildings centred on an ivy-draped courtyard and…
Ravenna
It's not necessarily about the rooms (simple but spacious) at this family-run, six-room B&B, but rather the jungly back gardens, which sit right next door…
Modena
Though not as elegant as its former life as a palace and monastery dating to 1530 suggest, there is a pleasant air of aged European elegance at…
Parma
Opera-loving, English-speaking Giovanni is a consummate host at this sensible Oltretorrente choice, which offers well-equipped rooms, studios and one-,…
Parma
Kick back like Marie Antoinette in regal digs right next to Parma cathedral. Choose from among nine posh and palatial renovated historic suites, 10 modern…
Reggio Emilia
In the bed business for 500 years and elegant inside and out, the grand four-star Posta is housed in the 13th-century Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, one…
Sunflower City Backpacker Hostel
Rimini
Run by two ex-backpackers, the Sunflower welcomes travellers with its laundry and cooking facilities, retro Austin Powers–style wallpaper, in-house bar…
Ravenna
A relative newcomer in a renovated historic building that offers six well-appointed rooms and suites scross the street from Basilica di San Vitale. It's…
Bologna
Offering one of the best quality-to-price ratios in central Bologna, this hotel in the atmospheric foodie haven of Quadrilatero is snugly ensconced in the…
Reggio Emilia
Friendly, English-speaking Michele runs this modern B&B in a residential apartment building in the Buco del Signora neighbourhood. If you're not fussed…
Ferrara
Around the corner from the duomo, this small, classically styled gem is Italy's oldest B&B. Four refined rooms and two apartments, each decorated with…
Rimini
A few blocks in from the beach, this family-run place offers great rates outside the peak summer season. Superior rooms are more welcoming than standards,…
Modena
Modena's businesslike HI hostel has 76 beds in single-sex dorms and family units. Pluses include the convenient location between the train station and…
Sunflower Beach Backpacker Hostel
Rimini
One of the two Rimini hostels under the Sunflower umbrella, this seasonal hotspot is the party hostel of choice in town, with its own live-music stage and…
Reggio Emilia
Smack in the heart of town, good-hearted Alberto Cantarelli's B&B offers three spacious and attractive antique-decorated rooms on various floors of his…
Ravenna
You can't beat the friendly Byron's location in the car-free, wonderfully ingratiating streets of central Ravenna. It's no lie to say you could kick a…
Ferrara
Ferrara’s most economical option, run by a doting ex-Yugoslavian, offers 20 immaculate rooms at an unbeatable price on a back alley within a five-minute…
Emilia-Romagna
The region's best mountain hut is located alongside one of Italy's great long-distance walking trails, the three-week, 375km-long Grande Escursione…
