Hotel Il Guercino

Great staff. Very friendly and helpful - couldn’t fault them.

Very thin walls between rooms. Hard not to be disturbed by the couples in rooms next to you.

This was a great stay for me. I had some business at the Bologna Fair (which is a 10-15 minute walk), but did not want to stay far from the real city (also a 10-15 minute walk). As a bonus you are right by the station which makes it super practical for arrival and departure. But of course if you want to spend time in the city proper, this is a bit outside (not by much). When you walk around, you do not think there would be such a nice hotel hidden there, so it is a nice surprise. The breakfast is actually (by Italian standards) very nice. Lots of choice, and the people are very friendly. You have to ask for things, i.e. there is normally an American coffee and several tea choices, but if you ask they will bring you a cappuccino (or something else). I think the same is for GF options. They have things available, but not always in sight. The room/shower was actually very nice and clean. ZWi-Fi was very good for me, I needed to work at times, and had no issues with the Wi-Fi.

Typical Italian fashion, style over utility. The room/bathroom is really nice to look at=, but you will have problem putting your things around. There is a small table which is enough to work, but half of it is covered by the tea kettle and accessories. The bathroom looks nice, until you realize there is almost no place to put toiletries . All little things that could be easily managed.