Frescoed grand hotels, palazzi with medieval vaults and calm modern addresses - Bologna's center is small, so the real question is style, not location.
Stay inside the ring road and you can walk to everything. Piazza Maggiore is the dramatic heart, Via dell'Indipendenza the grand shopping axis, the Santo Stefano quarter the quiet, elegant corner, and the university district the lively one. The porticoes make even a rainy evening walk painless.
Bologna's grande dame since 1865, with frescoed public rooms, a celebrated restaurant and a position halfway between the station and Piazza Maggiore. The most elegant address in the city.
A 14th-century palazzo turned hotel a few steps from the Due Torri, with a rooftop terrace over the rooftops of the old city and a quiet, refined atmosphere.
A medieval merchant's house right against the flank of San Petronio basilica, now a stylish hotel with exposed brick, timber and vaults - the most atmospheric sleep in the center.
A smart, comfortable hotel tucked into a quiet lane two minutes from Piazza Maggiore, with a lovely courtyard garden for breakfast. Excellent value for the location.