Hotel Ideale - Bologna

6.4

The price of the room was really good. You get what you pay for especially in Bologna.

7.5

Di passaggio a Bologna ci siamo fermati una notte in questo albergo perché è abbastanza vicino alla stazione e ha un buon rapporto qualità/prezzo. Il personale è molto gentile (grazie per il consiglio della pizzeria!). Peccato per l'ingresso un po' "sacrificato", rispetto ai validi lavori di ristrutturazione nel piano delle camere (belle le porte e il corridoio).

8.0

Very nicely renovated rooms, excellent bathroom with beautiful modern italian ceramics. Never before have I seen such a nice bathroom in a hotel. The rooms are not big but sufficiently furnished. Great: Internet via ADSL outlet (bring your LAN cable) and (!) WLAN (not encrypted). TV in room. No breakfast, only a coffee maker (Euro 0.60) and another machine for some biscuits and cold drinks. No lift, narrow stairway, not for handicapped persons or with very big sized luggage. I didn't find it immediately from the description coming by train. It is not on the main entrance side of the railway station. You need to cross the rails via the bridge, then you will find indications to the hotel. The room quality is at least 3 stars. Don't care about some negative votes, look how old they are! Things have definitely changed to the better.

9.2

I stayed one night in a single room which was clean and not too small. Staff is friendly but does not seem to speak too much English, did not have any serious problems though. The location is slightly further away from the station as expected but still in walking distance (take a map with you). Bathroom and shower was clean.

2.8

I travelled with my 15 year old son. The staff were unfriendly and unhelpful. They told us we had to be out of room by 10.00am, when it clearly stated Check out was 11.am. We did not feel welcomed at Hotel and couldnt wait to leave.

7.4

Two days too short for Bologna and all its treasures, please pay a visit to Papa Re's award-winning restaurant: affordable, stunning food and outstanding service, around the corner from Ideale

9.0

The hotel was slightly further from the station than suggested and a fair walk from the town centre but the area arund the hotel was interesting. In terms of value for money it was excellent. The room was very spacious for a hotel at this price. It was clean. The staff were friendly. Bologna is well worth a visit.

7.5

Close to central station. Very quiet. Only one problem: very hard to find without map.

7.6

The hotel has just been remodeled, very clean, large rooms, just a desk for reception area. Not walking distances to historic district but good bus connections. Neighborhood is a racial mix, not many restaurants but found a local gem with the desk clerks recommendation, Le Golosita di- Nonna Aurora. Nona Aurora is the chief and Max, her son, is the host. We where treated like family, it was a fabulous evening with the friends and families from the area. Aurora's traditional Italian cooking and Max's suggestions made for a memorable evening.

9.0

turn right and discover the surroundings of the hotel. food stores at night, a nice nearby parc, shady streets with trees; not that touristc. A reasonable distance to the center. 10 min. walk to station. We liked the intimacy and quietness. The lady at the reception was being very friendly and helpful.

5.4

The hotel is in a convenient location close to the train station. The hotel was very clean and the staff friendly and helpful. I communicated with them in Italian. However the room was very noisey with traffic during the day and fellow guests talking through the night which meant I didn't get any sleep on the night I spent here. The room was very warm, there was heating on in April so I had to open the windows not helping the noise. There ware no breakfast facilities other than a coffee machine in the corridor, but there's a bar next to the Hotel. Overal considering the price the Hotel is good value and convenient. I would probably consider this hotel again not during the hot summer and probably bring some ear plugs!

7.0

For someone on a budget, this is a nice place. Clean spacious rooms but bathrooms are common so kinda messy and could be cleaner. Have to carry everything to bathroom. No soap provided. We were a couple with a 8 yr old child and were asked to sleep on one queen sized bed.

7.5

Large, spacious room, brand-new bathrooms and convenient location to station make this a good budget choice for Bologna which can't compete with the major Italian tourist centres for quality, affordable accommodation and seasonal specials. Take the front desk's advice and eat at the local trattoria for a fun, un-touristy experience.

9.6

I was very well received and very kind treated. The room for tree persons was excellent.

5.1

We have been before in this hotel 2 times. At those two times the service and the room was perfect. The guy was very helpfhul. However at our last stay there was a different guy at the front desk, and he wasn't up to the job. Moreover our room was next to the shared bathroom, so it was very noisy, and the 3rd bed was poor quality.

9.8

I booked the single room which was small but had a TV, single bed, wardrobe, nightstand, and desk. There were 2 bathrooms directly across from my room. The view was amazing. I read the reveiws here before I went so I knew what to expect. When I checked in the guy at the front drove me to the other (better) location in his car. Again I read that here so I wasn't surprised. Directions: There is not a bridge over train station as mentioned anymore. There is however a staircase up to the street level near the last set of train tracks. I mapquested the directions before I left and they were exactly correct. Just print the mapquest before you go. Its about a 10 min walk from the train station but the other location is less than 1 block from the train station. You don't have to check out, you pay first and just leave the keys on the nightstand and be out by 11am. The price is cheap. I would stay here again.

8.8

its a small place where you can reach the center easily by bus or by foot. nice and helpfull people although they speak moslty just italian

4.3

I was annexed in God knows what since the hotel under reconstruction. Nice to know before ordering ...

9.4

We stayed at their other property, which was very close to both the bus and train stations. A good location and reasonably priced.

9.4

We were trasnported to another hotel similar to the Ideale but closer to the station as the original building was under renovation. Excellent service and a really clean room. Shared bathroom but that was spotless too.

9.3

i was at hotel ideale during the week of feb.8th - 11th.2006. my stay was excellent...the owner (Bruno) was a really nice guy. on the first day he was very friendly...he greeted myself and my friend very warmly and drove us to their alternate hotel site (an apartment building). if you can, book your room at their new apartment complex close to Central Stazione and the city centre...their home site on Via Elisabetta is much farther away (about a 20 minute longer walk away from Central Station and the city-centre). check-in was fast, quick...they don't speak much english but are fluent in italian/french/spanish...but a little english will get you by. the rooms were very clean and cleaned daily. the apartment has about 4 seperate bedrooms with a shared hallway/common-area and 2 shared bathrooms. both bathrooms are shared, are mostly un-occupied, very clean, one washroom is completely new...you get your own key for both the building and for your room and you don't even have to go back to their home site to check out..you can leave ur key in the room and say Ciao Bologna! overall an amazing hotel for the price and location. bologna is an Awesome city with tons to eat, see, do, shop if you're young and fond of cheap wine/beer to drink with the local students on cool nights. Thank you Hotel Ideale for the great experience. Ciao!

9.6

We stayed in another property of the same owners (called Bolognina, I think) because they were having Ideale renovated. So we don't know about Ideale! Anyway, our stay there was perfect, everything one asks for in a budget trip: price,cleanliness,facilities. highly recommended!

9.4

the hotel has other rooms at a different place, much nearer to the station (only 10 minutes walk)

7.3

Nice property, if all you're looking for is spending a night in a convenient location. Very cortuous, helpful staff! Highly recommended!

5.3

Very unconfortable beds, we ask for on double bed, we get two single bed. we had to pay for the room when we arrive. it is difficult to find the main house, cause our room was in another building... no breakfast, just a fridge, nothing to cook, no kitchen...

7.7

It is very basic but if you only need one night to stay then it is fine. I would not recommend it for longer stays. Very clean and owner was very friendly and helpful. Also, very close to the train station.

3.7

Nous n'avions même pas de draps de bain et nous devions faire avec une seule serviette chacune pour les quatre jours que nous sommes restées. Un conseil : prévoyez des gants et un ventilateur en été car la climatisation n'est pas installée et c'était une véritable fournaise dans la chambre : impossible de pouvoir dormir!!! Et de plus avec le bruit des voitures qui passaient juste en-dessous de nos fenêtres et la porte de notre chambre qui laissait passer la lumière du couloir puisque la partie du milieu de la porte était en verre : c'était l'enfer!!! Il faut aussi signaler que la douche tient par miracle ... Je pourrais continuer ainsi mais je trouve que ce que j'ai dit est déjà bien assez pour ne pas réserver une chambre dans cet hôtel qui ne mérite absolument pas ses deux étoiles !!!

7.2

The second time we stayed, we had a much nicer room- bigger and with a TV. THe first room we stayed in faced the main street and was very noisy. We tried to sleep with the windows closed to cut down on the noise but it was too hot. THe second room was more comfortable all around.

8.8

It was difficult to find as map on web site is not clear - go to the tourist information first and ask them to show you on a map before looking for it. English not spoken but very friendly and managed with pigeon French. Very large room,manageress brought a glass on limoncello apparitif to the room in the evening, very good value for money.

5.9

The hotel as several locations - maybe I got a bad one.

8.1

For the price you pay, you’re getting a good deal. We didn’t stay at the Hotel Ideale, but the apartments that were offered instead, although they seem to be a separate part of the same place. Being able to speak Italian or French would be very useful if you were to stay here, as the two ladies on reception couldn’t speak a word of English, although she was on the phone to a man who could. Fortunately enough, I can speak French, and we muddled through without this chap’s assistance. There was some initial confusion as the rooms in the hotel were available, but we were being offered alternate accommodation in the apartments. I still don’t know why this was on offer, but my best guess is that it was because we were a group and we’d be more ‘together’ in the apartments. At any rate, we were told we could still stay in the hotel if we didn’t like the apartment rooms. As it was, we accepted the apartment rooms and stayed there. It’s only about a five minute walk from the hotel itself, and is in a pretty good location, all considered. It took us about twenty minutes to walk to the central piazza Maggiore, so no great distance really. There’s a supermarket nearby (“Pam”) which was handy for drinks/food. Onto the landlady! As these apartments were designed to be private accommodation, not rented accommodation, the lady that owned the apartments lived in one of the rooms still. As a result, there was a curfew of 0100hrs, which was reasonable, but put a lid on any late-night outings. The landlady was quite “hands-on”, which was quite helpful at first, but slightly intrusive/annoying towards the end of our weekend stay. The rooms were slightly dirty too, just on the floor – the bed was clean and comfortable. There were two shower/toilet rooms, and one of these didn’t have a working flush on the toilet, but there was a bucket handy! In fact, the bucket worked better than t

7.8

I wish I would have been told on the website that the bathroom was not ensuite. The room was very basic. It was very clean, very private but I don`t like sharing the bathroom with other people. I wish I would have been told on the website. Apart from that, a good accommodation.

8.9

basic traditional accommodation, provided by sincere and helpful innkeepers. location is very convenient (five minutes walk from central train station) but difficult to find.

8.9

It is close to the train-station, and traffic-junctions, but is situated in a quiet little street. There's a tavern in this street, where on some of the evenings were some music, but it was nice. The rooms were clean, the staff was friendly, and the hotel was very familiar.

6.2

The main problem was that the room in the annex was very noisy from the effects of road traffic. Suggest that a double glazing scheme is installed. Apart from this, a pleasant stay.

4.4

Totally adequate for a day or two and conveniently located near the station, but don't plan on spending time inside since the rooms are small and eclectically decorated to say the least (I believe my comforter read: "Vote for Snoppy"), but it's relatively clean and cheap. Not the best one star ever, but not bad considering the inexplicably high cost of many places in Bologna. If you plan on staying in Bologna and exploring it, Hotel Rossini is only a shade more expensive and it's in the lively student area. If you're just passing through, Ideale is functional.

4.9

We arrived and even if we had announced our arrival there was at first no one to open the door for us. A sign at the door said "back soon". No towels were provided and the beds were not very comfortable. There are better hotels in Bologna at the same price.

7.0

Hotel Ideale was definitely worth it for the money at 55 Euro/night. The room we got was huge compared to other typical Italian hostels, and had very cool old wood furniture. The shared bathrooms were clean and fairly modern. There were some negatives of our stay, however. First, it was very difficult to find, the map in our guidebook and that provided on the web site being completely insufficient. It is not far from the train station, but it took walking around small streets in the rain and dumb luck for us to finally stumble upon it. Second, we were not lodged at the main building (so my review of the room does not apply to the main hotel), but had to walk to another facility about 10 minutes away. The room there was very nice, as indicated, but a bit noisy as there was a lot of creaking and footsteps that could be heard from upstairs, as well as from a stubborn lock on the entrance to the floor that visitors coming in late at night had a lot of trouble with. The other negative was the bed -- it had the saggiest, bumpiest mattress I have ever (not) slept on. Otherwise, the location was decent, about 10 min. to the train station and 15 min. or so by foot to the main center of Bologna.

9.3

It was really great after all except for one hotel. It was Hotel Albergo Ideale in Bilogna. First of all, I got to go to another building which belongs to the same owner. Secondly, the room was very old. The curtain was falling apart; the libhting in the room was exactly like in horror movie: I could barely read a book. And last but not least, the map provided in your website for this hotel was very deceiving. I could't find the place located in the map. I stood exactly on the point that the map indicates where the hotel was...guess what... I was right on the bridge over the railway. The hotel was about 15 minutes walk from the point in the map. Other than this hotel, everything was excellent. :) thanks a lot... Grazie

6.7

you get what you pay for, fine for an overnight budget stop but wouldn't like to spend longer here. staff friendly after the initial, typically italian , feeling that you get that you're causing a right hassle just by turning up. for such a cinvenient location, however, you really couldn't do better for so little money. pretty quiet, the only noise eminating from the curiously placed bidet by the bed.

9.3

very nice place, clean, spacious and well-located. the staff could only speak italian though (at least the person I saw)

10

Great place to stay in Bologna! Close to train station. Brand new facility. Friendly staff. We were very pleased with the short stay and definitely will go back there next trip to Bologna.

3.7

the misleading part of this listing is "Hotel", as when we arrived, we found they were really offering rooms in a converted apartment, not a hotel. Also, the bathrooms were extremely dirty and it was generally run-down.

8.8

very friendly hotel. we stayed in the apartments. very close to the station therefore ideal for travelling elsewhere.

3.9

Only book this place if your really broke! Germanic languages useless in Bologna. Make sure you speak a little Italian or French. Ended up in some appartment 10 minutes walk from the actual hotel.(... the inside of which we never actually saw, so it may be better than where we ended up.) Shared bath, shower and two (semi-funtional) toilets between six rooms. No airconditioning. On the up-side, Maria, the receptionist - chambermaid - and general dogsbody was very friendly and helpful, plus the bedding was clean. Not really suitable for families I suspect, more your back-packer type place travelling on a budget.

9.4

Very clean hotel and very cheap! We had a great stay and are very satisfied. Best regards, Carina Lindquist

7.8

We stayed in the annex just off Via Matteotti and found it to be a very convenient location.

6.8

When we arrived, we were told that the double room that we had booked for 52 euro's per night had a shared bathroom. We opted for a room with an en suite bathroom and were taken to a residential block 2 minutes from the hotel.The apartment was clean and spacious and was 65 euro's per night.

8.5

For the price Hotel Ideale was excellent value. The rooms were very clean, and spacious and situated not far from the railway station and the centre of Bologna which was very convenient. There was some traffic noise, but on the whole we enjoyed our stay. The only drawback was that the reception desk for registration was in a different area to where we actually stayed. But the proprietor drove us to our accomodation in his car. I would recommend this hotel to anyone wishing to stay in Bologna. They even provide towels!

8.9

We were accommodated in another of the owner's properties - ok if you are a couple, but asked to get into a strangers car at night on your own can be a bit daunting! The other property was excellent though. All prices agreed in advance were stuck to, and the room was in a modern, clean block. The Housekeeper was a little brusque at first but soon took to laughing her way through our almost non-existent command of Italian and mime! This accommodation is plain and basic but extremely good value for money - just know some French!

5.4

I reserved for a room at Hotel Ideale but the room I got was at a different place not far away but very noisy because of the traffic. The lady at the reception was very friendly the room and bathroom clean. The next time when I come I would like to stay at the Hotel Ideale and not somewhere else.

5.9

Very basic accomodation but for the price its probably about right.Not that easy to find so we ended up getting a taxi from the train station ( 7 euros ).Very noisy throughout the night ( scooters, aeroplanes e.t.c ) No running water in the room but the bathrooms down the hall were very clean.The proprietor spoke enough english for us to get by.

9.2

Very nice stay apart from the noise from the housemaid who had a resting place right outside our door to our room and a chat with staff members while we tried to rest.

8.1

Overall I have found Hotel Ideale and its personnel good; people were available on providing info, and support. This place is also very good because of just a walk from the Bologna Centrale train station. Thanks.

9.8

For a one star hotel, it was very well maintained. The bathroom/toilet was sparkling clean and the rooms of reasonable size. Staff were very friendly and accomodating, and a coffee machine was on hand in the corridor which was very useful. Located only 5-10 min walk from the main station. Overall very good value for money