Hotel Corona d'Oro 1890

This place is a wonderful gem for anyone looking to explore Bologna. It’s in an incredibly central location with most places no more than a 10 minute walk from the hotel. The rooms are clean and well furnished, and wonderfully quiet at night, with blackout curtains to ensure a good nights sleep. They are a touch on the smaller side if there are two of you with a few suitcases, but otherwise zero complaints. We also had a lovely balcony with a view of the Bologna tower which got the sun in the morning and was a great place to have morning coffee. The staff are incredibly helpful and always on hand to provide help, tips and recommendations for the city. Breakfast is a great spread of fresh fruit, cold cuts, cheeses, bacon, sausages, an array of pastries and yoghurts, with the dulcet tones of Angelo singing along to the radio whilst making coffee! Definitely recommend this hotel to anyone visiting.

Our first visit to this hotel was a short over night stay. The hotel was right in the centre, and so everything was within walking distance. The hotel interior is gorgeous and the rooms are beautiful. The evening reception staff were very friendly, warm and welcoming - nothing was too much trouble. The breakfast was great and the selection available was awesome. When we were checking out the next morning, we met Michaela on reception, and we got chatting to her. She was AMAZING!! She was so knowledgeable about the area, she was well travelled, and she was so accomplished at her job - we were actually looking forward to coming back to the hotel in a few days time to see her again!!

The hotel is centrally located in a beautiful cobbled street, the staff from the front desk to breakfast/bar were all so charming and helpful and nothing was too much problem. The downstairs communal areas are lovely and breakfast was delicious. Our room was really well appointed and comfortable and had a walk in shower rather than shower over bath that so many older European hotels have. Lovely towels and products too. I would choose a room at the front of the property if you can. Furnishings all very attractive. It shows that it is privately owned and cared for.

The Hotel Corona D'Oro is a former palazzo located down a side street backing onto the old Ghetto, about 3 minutes' walk from the main square and the fountain of Neptune - it could not be better located. Rooms are double-glazed and noise is really not a problem. The layout is a rabbit warren but well signposted, so there's no need to get lost. Our room, while small and slightly old-fashioned in feel, was extremely well equipped, with no shortage of storage and a generous bathroom with extensive counter space for emptying washbags onto. An intelligent nightlight in the bathroom stopped midnight stumbling. The establishment was happy to supply fresh milk for our morning tea. The associated restaurant has an adjacent cocktail bar with a barman who clearly loves his job: it's hard not to be knocked out (in every sense) by his specials. The menu is ambitious: we had a very decent meal there on our first night (though eating well in Bologna is not a challenge and there are many good places within walking distance). An excellent breakfast is served in the restaurant: as well as an extensive offering of hot and cold foods, eggs are cooked to order. We were there in blood orange season and the freshly squeezed juice was a joy. The front desk team is clearly high morale: friendly, welcoming and as helpful as one could wish. We will certainly return here when we come back to Bologna.

It was a lovely old historic building