Art Hotel Orologio

The hotel is in an excellent location, close to Piazzza Maggiore. It is ideal as a base for exploring the city and the hills south of the city. The breakfast is very good with a variety of food, including some interesting local dishes. The room used for serving breakfast has a great view over the Piazzetta in front of the hotel and of the Palazzo d'Accursio. The room got busy at peak time due to a large family group using it, but the staff provided us with an additional table in the quiter adjacent sitting area. The staff are really friendly and helpful. There are a number of different types of rooms, all with quite detailed descriptions, some described as suites. We chose the wrong type of room! The room we booked was the suite called "La Croce del Sud", partly due to its quirky decor but mainly because it had a large bathroom with a bathtub (many of the other rooms only have a shower). It was large and quiet (as advertised), but it was really one big room with a large, comfortable double bed and two bed-settees; in our opinion it wasn't a suite. It would be ideal for a couple sharing a room with two children, but wasn't good for us as a couple. The main drawback for us was that it had no views at all and very limited light. The description was that the room overlooked an internal courtyard - in fact, this is a small light well measuring about 3m x 4m. As a consequence, the room is very quiet (as described) but is dark. We were able to look at a couple of other rooms on the day we left - they would have been far more suitable for us (and cheaper). Overall, we enjoyed our stay. Our room was quite expensive compared to others in the hotel and wasn't good value for us as a couple, but that was really our fault for not checking the details with the hotel.

Locatie is erg goed. En super aardige schoonmaker uit Bangladesh. Zeer hulpvaardig en attent.

We hadden per ongeluk een appartement gehuurd ipv kamer. Een zeer sfeerloze bedoeling.

My wife and I travel through Italy frequently, and usually come to Bologna once or twice a year. If you are looking for a perfect location to explore Bologna, you couldn't do better than Art Hotel Orologio. It's cental location, in the heart of Piazza Maggiore, makes seeing the sites easy and convenient. The staff are helpful and knowledgeable. The rooms clean, noiseless and comfortable. The cost, incredibly reasonable compared to it's competition. In addition, the breakfast, that came free with our stay was excellent and caters to all food allergy types. We have stayed in several hotels in Bologna throughout the years and this is by far the best experience we have had. We will be back. If you are passing through Bologna, I urge you to consider staying here.

The friendly staff

A bit out of date

Excellent location and staff. Beautiful breakfast area full of light and elegance. Breakfast very good.

Comfortable bed

Air conditioning went off during the night

The hotel is centrally located in Bologna, close to everything. It is clean and the staff are super friendly. The entrance is small, giving it an extra quaint look.

We had a great stay here. Rooms were beautifully decorated, and clean, and the concierge was super helpful with recommendations and reservations in the area. The location, right off Piazza Maggiore, is fantastic, though it can be a bit loud with the partying that goes on here. Anyway, it was a great stay, and we'll be staying there again when we return to Bologna.