Hotel Metropolitan - Bologna

7.1

Hotel in quiet side street off busy main street. Good breakfast. Handily placed, with shortish walk from train station and even shorter walk to historic centre.

9.2

The night I stayed there was a public holiday in Italy and the beginning of the main summer holiday period, everyone had gone to the seaside and only one other room in the hotel was occupied. The manager was very welcoming and gave me a nice double room just for myself. He also provided a pack of information which would be very helpful to anyone who had never visited the city before. Because the other people did not want any breakfast abviously it would not be reasonable to expect them to lay out the normal buffet just for me, but they asked me the night before what I would like and what they provided was satisfactory. I chose this hotel mainly for not being too far from the station, but it was also very convenient for the city centre.

8.2

Wonderfully located right in the heart of Bologna. Easy to walk to churches and shops. Right there to get me a taxi and anything else I needed. Absolutely the best breakfast I have had in my travels.

7.7

Staff was extremely friendly and helpful. We were traveling as a family of four, and the quad room would have included a cot. They graciously provided 2 rooms of 2 doubles instead at the same cost (we were traveling with young adult children so it worked well). The rooms are a bit cramped, but overall the stay was nice.

8.7

Free Wi-Fi connection was not available in the room, while it was specifically mentioned in the hotel's website.

9.1

A very comfortable and pleasant stay!

8.7

The Hotel Metropolitan was centrally located and an easy walk to shops, restaurants, the two towers, the train station and the University of Bologna. The hotel lobby was modern and fresh and the staff were polite, friendly and helpful. Most staff members spoke English adequately and this was helpful, but they were also tolerant if you want to try out your rusty Italian on them. The breakfast area was nicely decorated and had the best range of fruit, pastries, cereals and the staff made a good espresso. There is a lift, although our room was up a further half flight and then down a half flight of stairs. For a family of two adults and two young children it provided the room that we needed, although a bit more room space would have been useful. There was a bit of noise at night from the outdoor cafe across the lane next door, but it was all happy sounds and finishes around midnight. I would definitely stay there again.

9.5

Attentive staff. Friendly and helpful when I practiced bad Italian on them. Very good breakfast with a lot of choice and standard and innovative choices. Excellent location just off very main street. Easy 10 minue walk from station.

8.0

great location,clean spacious rooms,staff very friendly. Breakfast could do with more variety,ie no salami or eggs.

8.5

Great location

8.3

Since the centre of Bologna is closed to the traffic car, only when I arrived to the Hotel the receptionist informed me that probably I should have taken a fine since a part of the central street is closed also for the clients of the central hotels.

8.8

This hotel was recommended to me by friends and it really is a good find. The staff were very kind, the room spacious and clean so that I will be pleased to return. I cannot say much about the correspondence between web and property as I did not look at that. I booked because I knew I wanted to go!

8.3

excellent hotel, good situated in the town centre

8.4

we enjoyed our stay at the Metropolitan. the only glitch was the air conditioner did not work and the staff could not get it to function correctly. i know this is an "American" complaint, but it was offered as part of the room price and we could have used its services several times. overall, however, we were happy with the hotel.

5.4

We stayed here for one night on our way to Venice. The neighborhood was frightening. Some of the staff was friendly and helpful while the others were dismissive.

8.9

Nice and quiet hotel. Clean rooms, although mine was a bit small. I was very pleased to find a busload of digital channels available and the air conditioning working flawlessly. Great location for people interested in visiting the town.

9.7

The staff was always helpful and nice - expecially Cynthia who runs the breakfast area. Nice garden area in which to enjoy breakfast. Location is excellent for getting around Bologna. Easy walk to train and to the main center of town - reasonable prices, comfortable stay. Would highly recommend this hotel.

9.0

Bologna is a gracious city and the Metropolitan was a gracious place to stay as tourists from Australia looking for good, value for money accommodation. Staff are friendly, courteous and helpful, the room was nice and there were some lovely 'extra touches' such as tasty treats when we returned after a long day being tourists.

5.3

Personale competente e preciso. La staza eras piccolissima, arredata maluccio e con una finestra in parte murata, ma l'aria condizionata funzionava a pieno regime. Avendo richiesto di ritardare il checkout di tre ore (dalle 11 alle 14) mi è stato addebitato un sovrapprezzo di 25 euro (su 55 della tariffa originaria) che mi è sembrato eccessivo. La collocazione è ideale. Se avrò di nuovo bisogno di un albergo in pieno centro a Bologna ci tornerò, ma in città ci sono strutture assai più accoglienti, a prezzi analoghi e poco meno centrali.

8.9

Very pleasant hotel to stay in a quiet street very closed to shopping area. Friendly and and valuable advices from employees (restaurant, parking...) Possibility to have a room with three single beds which is appreciable when you come with your family. Certainly a place to recommend to enjoy Bologna!

9.2

Great location. Very friendly and helpful staff. Spacious up to date room and they parked my car overnight.

6.3

Terribly hard to find. We had to stop and buy a map of Bologna. Then we had to ask a policeman. It was loud. It did have a great bathroom and shower. Venere may need to give directions to hotels via a main point in a city like "from the train station go xxx". This was mainly the problem we encountered with Venere. All in all it was an ok place to stay.

8.6

Not much to say - it did us fine for one night before we flew out of Bologna. Nice and clean, sky TV, spacious, easy walk into town. Reception staff didn't tell us anything about breakfast or checkout. (ask!!) Breakfast was better than most in Italy (although that's not saying much!!)

9.7

I was very pleased with my stay at this hotel. The room was BIG, felt luxurious and at such a low price (I paid only 55 euro for a Saturday night, single room)! There was a beautiful little olive tree garden across the hall and the hotel was quiet apart from ventilation noises from outside the window (when I closed the window that was ok). Nice staff too. My only objection to the description on your site is the location of the hotel - it takes at least 10 minutes to walk from the station and to the two towers.

8.9

Great little hotel (flat screen TV in room) good location would stay here again .

9.8

Great hotel. I'd stay here again. Also, used Trip Advisor to verify hotel user ratings.

3.4

Very disappointing, lower end of a 2 star hotel. We are well travelled and found many aspects of this hotel inadequate - the hotel is unclean, the breakfast choice is very poor, drinks in the minibar are considerably overpriced, there is a tiny lift and no assistance with luggage and we would question its safety in the event of a fire. Furthermore, on the two occasions we stayed, our rooms were small and dark (not as the specification negotiated) we requested 4 bed + cot and were given a cramped 3 bed room + cot for the same price. Sadly we would not recommend this hotel.

9.2

Room was small, but quiet and perfectly adequate for business trip. Location is great with the centre of Bologna five minutes walk away, but quiet, as the hotel is tucked down a side-street. The only slight problem was the lack of air-conditioning in the room, but at this price I have no complaints, and I will use the hotel again.

9.5

I was very happy with my 2 night stay at the Metropolitan Hotel & I would certainly recommend it & stay there again. The staff were friendly, courteous & helpful & most of them spoke good English. They were able to direct me to some excellent restaurants close by. My single room was very clean, comfortable & nicely decorated. It had a mini bar/fridge & a modern up-to-date ensuite bathroom. The room had very efficient a.c. which I needed as temperatures were in the 30's. The hotel is very conveniently located just off Via Independenzia & close to Piazza Maggiore & city centre. The breakfast was also excellent with plenty of variety & choice which I enjoyed sitting out in the vine covered courtyard each morning.

7.9

We were only there one night, and had to leave very early the next morning to catch a flight. The desk clerk very kindly called us a taxi. Our one complaint is that that the final price was some 20 euros more than that which had been quoted on the website, and the hotel never mentioned this in any email correspondence to me. Other than that, the room was clean, lots of tv channels, very pleasent, and a really good location, convenient to the center and the train station.

8.8

Welcoming and peaceful yet close to all amenities and sights.

7.5

Good value for the money I shall book in this hotel again.

6.2

Although very clean and well organised with pleasant helpful staff a rather expensive and characterless hotel ,no feel of Bologna about it, fine for a work trip but we had two children so we picked the most central spot we could afford with a four bed room,no English TV so no point in paying for it ,no kettle in room ,small bathroom only shower, no local tourist info in reception .

9.8

An excellent city hotel, central location, easy access to airport. Friendly,helpful staff. Breakfast room very pleasant good variety of choices to eat. Will certainly use hotel again.

9.3

I booked a room at the Metropolitan due to a last-minute change in our schedule and its low rate -- and room 302 was one of the best rooms in my ten days in Italy. The bathroom was excellent as was the location, the room was respectably spacious, and the gray-haired concierge (sorry, I don't know his name) was most helpful and pleasant. EASILY the best hotel value I have ever enjoyed in Europe. Be advised that the hotel is just down a side street off of the main street indicated on Venere's map.

9.3

I had a lovely time in Bologna, the staff were great, excellent value for money and in an hotel is very centrally located.

4.2

This hotel was very pricy for what it was. Would not stay there again as the room was nothing like the one in the photo.

8.2

The staff were exceptionally welcoming and accomodating, especially as we arrived quite late at night. The room was very clean and nicely set up. Breakfast was the best we had in Italy. A wonderful spread and a great way to start the day.

7.1

overall its a good hotel to stay . i would like to stay at the same property in future