Starhotels Excelsior - Bologna, Italy     

This is a great corporate hotel. Directly across from the train station. Rooms were large with great bathrooms. Great value. We used Bologna as a base and traveled by train to other locations. No bellman was there to assist us with our luggage. Front desk had only one person most of the time we were there. It was over Easter weekend however.

Just had two night at this hotel. I've been to Bologna before and since I didn't have a car this time, decided to book a hotel near the station as there is an airport bus there which runs every 15 minutes. The hotel front desk staff were all great, helping with booking restaurants, giving directions and tips etc. the lobby is modern and trendy. the bar is very funky, if quite pricey. Our room was small - too small really. Mind you, it was only ?129 a night. The desk was cramped and given this is a modern 'with-it' hotel, the CRT TV looked very old fashioned and only had 2 English channels (Eurosport and CNN). Bathroom ok (shower only). Safe to small for my tiny laptop. Main gripe was the heat! The a/c didn't work - front desk said temperature was set 'centrally'!! Breakfast was disappointing. Passable but could do better. The location is just about ok - you can walk into the center in about 15 minutes. Lastly, internet access available in the room - wired or wifi. Outrageous charge as so often happens in hotels. when will they learn not to charge so much (or charge at all!). Would I stay here again? no - the hotel was ok, but I like to try different places.