Must-see hotels in Emilia-Romagna

  • Prendiparte B&B

    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 …

  • Casa Maria Luigia

    Casa Maria Luigia

    Modena

    Aiming to capitalise on the worldwide foodie frenzy created by Osteria Francescana, top chef Massimo Bottura and his American wife, Lara Gilmore,…

  • Hotel Metropolitan

    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…

  • Alchimia B&B

    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 nel Cuore

    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,…

  • Albergo Cappello

    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…

  • Le Stanze di Torcicoda

    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…

  • Grand Hotel

    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…

  • Al Ponticello

    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…

  • Hotel Cervetta 5

    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…

  • M Club Deluxe

    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…

  • B&B Pio

    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…

  • Foresteria San Benedetto

    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…

  • We Bologna

    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…

  • Up Hotel

    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…

  • Casa Isolani

    Bologna

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

  • Dopa Hostel

    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 …

  • Il Brigitta B&B

    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…

  • Albergo Annunziata

    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…

  • Antica Residenza d'Azeglio

    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…

  • Arthotel Orologio

    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…

  • Hotel Touring

    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…

  • Porta San Mamolo

    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…

  • Ai Giardini di San Vitale

    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…

  • Canalgrande Hotel

    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…

  • Al Ducale

    Parma

    Opera-loving, English-speaking Giovanni is a consummate host at this sensible Oltretorrente choice, which offers well-equipped rooms, studios and one-,…

  • Palazzo dalla Rosa Prati

    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…

  • Hotel Posta

    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…

  • Le Case di San Vitale

    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…

  • Albergo delle Drapperie

    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…

  • La Casa dei Cedri

    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…

  • Locanda Borgonuovo

    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…

  • Hotel Villa Lalla

    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,…

  • Ostello San Filippo Neri

    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…

  • Cantarelli B&B

    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…

  • Hotel Centrale Byron

    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…

  • Albergo degli Artisti

    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…

  • Rifugio Cesare Battisti

    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…

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