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Hotel Palace

3.0 star property
Hotel with a bar, 4-minute walk to Piazza Maggiore

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Exterior
Junior Suite | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
Comfort Double or Twin Room | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
Standard Double or Twin Room | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
Daily buffet breakfast (EUR 10 per person)
Hotel Palace sits in Bologna's center with an atmosphere rich in character. Travelers can browse the library collection, enjoy drinks at the bar, and connect using in-room WiFi. Previous guests consistently mention how the staff's helpfulness enhanced their stay.

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Room options

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Economy Single Room | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Economy Single Room

Highlights

Heating
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Down duvet
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
In-room safe
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Basic Single Room | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Basic Single Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Down duvet
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Economy Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Economy Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

Heating
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Down duvet
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
In-room safe
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double or Twin Room | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Double or Twin Room

7.2 out of 10
Good
(15 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Down duvet
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
In-room safe
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Comfort Double or Twin Room | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Comfort Double or Twin Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(12 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
LCD TV
Down duvet
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Satellite channels
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Triple Room | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Triple Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Down duvet
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds OR 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Junior Suite | Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Junior Suite

Highlights

Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
LCD TV
Down duvet
2 bedrooms
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • 25 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
Via Monte Grappa, 9/2, Bologna, BO, 40121

What's nearby

  • Piazza Maggiore - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Two Towers - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • University of Bologna - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Sant'Orsola Malpighi Hospital - 7 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • BolognaFiere - 8 min drive - 1.8 miles

Getting around

  • Cerotolo Station - 10 min drive
  • Bologna (IBT-Bologna Central Rail Station) - 15 min walk
  • Bologna Airport (BLQ) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mio Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Antico Caffè Scaletto - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Buca Manzoni - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Bar "Senza Nome - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Incrocio Montegrappa - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Palace

Hotel near Piazza Maggiore
Located close to Palazzo Re Enzo and Basilica of San Petronio, Hotel Palace provides a library, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a bar. In addition to conference space, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Limo/town car service, buffet breakfast (surcharge), and self parking (surcharge)
  • Smoke-free premises, concierge services, and free newspapers
  • A front-desk safe, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff
  • Guest reviews give top marks for the helpful staff
Room features
All 110 rooms offer comforts such as laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to perks like free WiFi and desk chairs.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with tubs or showers and free toiletries
  • LCD TVs with cable channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, heating, and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Limo/town car service
  • Covered self parking on site (EUR 20 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 10 per person
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage
  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service

Business services

  • 215 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 7.00 per person, per night, up to 5 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 14 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 10 per person
  • Covered self parking fee: EUR 20 per day (in/out privileges)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Property Registration Number IT037006A1KK25KQTI

We should mention

All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
In accordance with national/local laws, air conditioning may be restricted to certain hours from 15 September to 30 April

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the local rating authority.

Property is also known as

Hotel Palace Bologna
Palace Bologna
Hotel Palace Hotel
Hotel Palace Bologna
Hotel Palace Hotel Bologna

Frequently asked questions

Is Hotel Palace pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hotel Palace?

Self parking is available for EUR 20 per day.

What time is check-in at Hotel Palace?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight.

What time is check-out at Hotel Palace?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Hotel Palace located?

Located in Historic Center, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Piazza Maggiore, Palazzo Re Enzo, and Basilica of San Petronio. Two Towers and University of Bologna are also within 15 minutes. Bologna (IBT-Bologna Central Rail Station) is 15 minutes by foot and Bologna Central Station is 15 minutes.

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Reviews

Hotel Palace Reviews

7.0

Good

7.2

Cleanliness

9.2

Location

7.8

Staff & service

6.8

Eco-friendliness

6.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 184 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 363 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 251 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 124 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 80 out of 1002 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is located in a very good area but the hotel is showing its age. Very few amenities offered in the room but the breakfast was reasonable.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needs new shower heads. Or clean existing ones. Full of calcium
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort

Central and cheap in beautiful Bologna

Fantastic location, friendly staff. Very dated room decor but seemed clean. Stayed 4 nights and would definitely return. Two minutes from Piazza Maggiore! Execellent gelateria almost next door.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Helpful staff
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Giacomo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location of the hotel is very good. Fully in the center.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Adrian

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Good location but poor accomodations

Was a business trip. The location is good but the hotel is old, there wasn't air conditioner and the bedroom is old.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Blanca

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is old building with high portico. The furnishings are old but that is reminiscent of the past and can be charming. The single room was a good size with high ceilings and the sheets and towels all cotton, but the first impression is horrible. The entrance and all common areas have a dreadful, stained carpet that immediately give you a bad impression, maintenance is an issue. Loose floors, broken, missing knobs, unkempt furniture, moldy shower curtains. General impression, poor, unsafe and shabby.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Per

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Run down but cheap

Cheap hotel but for a reason. Very run down hotel. Seemed it could be a nice place with few means. Beds are very hard. There was an air on in my room but not sure how I could turn it on. Seemed scruffy and dirty all around
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Josuah Mari

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed at this hotel for 3 days this summer. Got nothing against the staff. Not their fault. Ok thats out of the way. Stay away from this hotel. Stayed at this hotel for 3 days this summer. Got nothing against the staff. Not their fault. Ok thats out of the way. Stay away from this hotel. AC did not work. Had to use a fan. Old , dirty carpets that are almost ripping out. Yellow, cheap bulbs. Dirty shower curtains. Dirty tiles, with mold. Door keys are from the medieval times. This is no better than a roadside motel. I am extremely disappointed in the hotel, and in Expedia for even listing this. The owners should be ashamed. We stayed in a 3 star hotel in Florence for the same number of days and total expense, and that was leaps beyond what this place is. See the pictures for evidence. Stay away.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

CYNTHIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
nice-old hotel-great location \
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

ljiljana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel is dated but charming. It's in an excellent location and we loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

sheena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The facility service was impeccable. They seamlessly arranged transportation to a hidden gem restaurant in San Giovanni, Osteria del Mirasole, and facilitated my transfer to the airport. However, the cleanliness of the washroom could use some improvement. Overall, my stay was peaceful and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

NICHOLAS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent location

The hotel was situated very near to the main square. The room was well equiped but had a fan instead of aircon. The breakfast was a little basic.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ellen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
AVOID. Booked for 2 nights but checked out after one - they refused to refund us but we were so desperate to leave and lucky enough to find an alternative nearby, we cut our losses. We have stayed in old ‘character’ places before, and don’t mind antique furniture or a dated but cared for vibe. However this property was not even trying to achieve these things! From the start reception staff could barely bring themselves to greet us, the impression then persisted that guests and their comfort are completely irrelevant. The whole place is in dire need of updating and refurbishing. Decor run down and tired to the point of falling apart - carpets and upholstery dirty and frayed, shabby furniture, general bad smells from bathroom drains, badly-installed laminate flooring buckled with damp and revealing ancient carpet underneath. Non-existent basic room facilities. We were bitten by insects in the night - having encountered bedbugs before we were fairly confident it was not mosquitos as the bites are quite distinctive. Up until this happened we were prepared to stick it out and chalk up to experience but it was the final straw, we packed and got out as soon as we could. On announcing we were leaving early there was no curiosity from staff as to how our stay had been or why we might be bailing out. We were shown their latest bedbug inspection report which appeared to be a box ticking game. Sad that a fine old building has been run down like this - it could be great.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Gocha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I did not like that there was not slippers, water kettle, no shampoo and Shower gel
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location

Hotel is in great location for city centre and main sights. Rooms have air conditioning but lack a mini fridge.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Patricia

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is not anywhere near a 3 star hotel, more like a 1 star. The property needs a huge overchaul. The carpet in our was disgusting, with stains everywhere. The bathroom was at least clean but had an odd odour. I’m sure the cleaning staff do their best with what they have. There wasn’t a fridge or coffee pot to be found. The bed was ok with fresh linens but an old bed cover. No one uses them anymore because they are too hard to keep clean. The only redeemable feature was the location as it was right in the centre of town.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

makayla

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was kind , we only stayed for one evening ,however the toilet ran the whole night and the tank leaked everywhere. The bed was horrible you could feel the springs in the mattress dig in to your body every time you moved. However it is located right in the heart of Bologna so exploring the city was nice and easy .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Yasuo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not clean
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Florence

Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel palace charges way too much for a 4 star hotel. The rooms are very shabby with old carpeting. There is a 4D movie theatre next door and you will hear and feel the vibrations of the movie. The floors are wooden and the walls are paper thin and you will hear everything. The bathrooms are very tiny and old. There is no air conditioning. I got a fan but the fan made a lot of noise. There is also no mini fridge. However it is very conveniently located near Piazza Maggiore and is near all the major sights. The hotel is about an 15-20 min walk to the train station. Overall it is fine for a one night stay out of convenience but it’s not good value for your money. 
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

WOW!

I'll just say this.....I prepaid for 2 nights. I left after the first night. I didn't even think about asking for a refund.....this hotel needs all the cash it can grab. I'll ask my accountant if I can't claim my lost prepaid night as alms for the poor. Yes, THAT bad! I should have believed all the other reviews about the dirty carpet, loud cinema noise, unfriendly welcome.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff overall were friendly and helpful. The room was fine. Everything is a little outdated, but clean and basicaslly comfortable. The shower head fixture in the bathroom was broken so one has to hold the shower head the whole time. The location is excellent and in that sense good value for money. But a major problem is noise: the hotel is right above a cinema and even on the third floor, the sound and music blasted upwards into the rooms until about midnight. The walls and ceilings are also paper thin, meaning one can hear people talking in other rooms and walking overhead or in the corridor outside, until late at night and then again early in the morning. Not for light sleepers...
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Thierry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bedroom not to book

L’hôtel est bien placé dans le centre historique. Des que vous entrez dans le hall vous vous rendez compte que l’hôtel est dans son jus original. Very old and tired. Very tired. The carpets are wrecked, the wall paintings need a new paint job. The worse was the family room with 3 beds. The room is set apart from the others, in the fire exit stairwell. The lock is with an old key and you need to lock the door or it can open by just pushing it . Inside the room there is no standard aircon. We had a standing aircon with its big air pipe’s exit on the window ledge. As a consequence you have to live in the room with the window opened! Day and night when you have 30 degC outside at night! The pipe made of thin plastic was cut in 2 places so you were receiving inside the room the strong hot air from the aircon together with the cold one ..impossible to sleep at all sweating like crazy. Then the bathroom door was perfectly joined on the door frame on the top half. Bottom half had a large space between the frame and the door. The carpet was so old looking dirty but was obviously vaccumed. This hotel will be a fantastic hotel they refurbish it. Until then don’t book any 3 beds room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The room was clean and large, with a nice balcony. The location of the hotel was perfect, right off the main square on a quiet side street. The staff was perfect. Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, a good breakfast. For these reasons I gave it four stars. The problem with this hotel was the room itself. It seemed not to have been renovated since the 1950s! Creaking floorboards throughout, an ancient bathtub and old plumbing, a flat bed. If you can ignore this, you will enjoy your stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing beds, food, location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

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