Hotel MetropolitanvsAlbergo Garisenda
Both Metropolitan Hotel and Albergo Garisenda are recommended by professionals. On balance, Metropolitan Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Albergo Garisenda. Metropolitan Hotel is ranked #3 in Bologna with praise from 4 publications like Frommer's, The Telegraph and Oyster.
Hotel Metropolitan
Via Dell'Orso 6, 40121 Bologna
From $70/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Frommer's
"This plush hotel features a simple, minimalist design ethic inspired by East Asia, with clean, modern rooms and superb levels of service." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The Met doesn’t miss a trick. It mixes functionality with handsome modern furnishings and finishes everything off with an all-pervading Thai-Buddhist theme,." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"This mid-range, 50-room boutique hotel is perfectly situated for exploring the sights of Bologna on foot." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"Hotel Metropolitan is centrally located, near a main shopping street and convenient to the train station, with contemporary furnishings and designer pieces that give it a modern and sophisticated look." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Mostly the look is classic, timeless, with more than a little bit of African influence...the rooms aren’t enormous, but the clean lines and spare furnishings make them feel airy and expansive." Full review
Albergo Garisenda
Galleria del Leone, 1, 40125 Bologna, Italy
From $42/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Breakfast included
- Baggage storage
Lonely Planet
"In the shadow of Bologna’s leaning towers, the Garisenda has seven no-nonsense rooms with comfy beds and modest furniture." Full review
Rough Guide
"The seven rooms here are basic – only three have private bathrooms – but the location is great and the welcome very genuine; above the Via Rizzoli shops right opposite the two towers."