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 service, smart rooms furnished in elegant gold, blue and burgundy, swirling grey-and-white marble bathrooms, antique clocks and complimentary chocs. It also sponsors rotating art shows on the hotel walls and in the sweet piazzetta out front. Free bicycles for guests.
Two sister hotels within a two-block radius of the Orologio offer similarly enticing amenities: the Arthotel Commercianti and the more modern Arthotel Novecento.
