Must-see hotels in 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 …

One of Bologna's few design hotels, the 45-room Met mixes functionality with handsome modern furnishings. It injects peace and tranquillity into its…

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,…

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…

Occupying two meticulously renovated historic residences (one superbly located mere steps from Piazza Maggiore; the other at Via Santo Stefano 16), Casa…

Barely a kilometre from the train station, this stylish hostel, the baby of detail-oriented owner Paris, features all manner of recycled design touches …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

This sister hotel of the Arthotel Orologio was the original property in the elegant Bologna Art Hotels mini-chain, occupying the space of Bologna's 13th…

Tucked just off Via Ugo Bassi (pedestrianised on weekends), this cheerful old-school family pensione has 10 spacious rooms with upgraded flat-screen TVs,…

Student digs never felt so good. This low-key hotel received a modern makeover in 2017 and offers a hospitable welcome in its newly slicked-out lobby and…

Living up to its name with a perfect city-centre location, this old-fashioned, 25-room hotel offers comfortable if unexceptional rooms at unbeatable rates…