If you’re a history buff headed to Italy, Bologna should be on your list of places to visit. A hotel Bologna which is centrally located in the historic center of the city is ideal for visitors to have an opportunity to explore the medieval piazzas and side streets of the city every day. The arcades make strolling Bologna pleasant no matter what the weather. To be able to wander through the arcaded walkways, dry in winter and cool in summer, ia a true pleasure.
History buffs will have their choice of Bologna hotels set in renovated buildings in the city center. One highly rated hotel, the Art Hotel Commercianti, is set in a 12th century building right next to the majestic Basilica di San Petronio in Piazza Maggiore square. The Piazza Maggiore and the Piazza del Nettuno, home to the 6th-century Fountain of Neptune, are the two main city squares.
Bologna hotels are a history buffs dream come true, providing easy access to attractions seeped in history at very affordable room rates. A night at the 4 star Art Hotel Commercianti is about $140 per night, cheap considering the hotel’s impressive location next to the fifth-largest basilica in the world. Another slightly more affordable option is the 4 star Zanhotel Tre Vecchi, an elegant hotel also in Bologna’s historic city center.