AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott in Bologna

The room is clean and tidy

The hotel is very nice. It’s responsible and the room service is really excellent. The only thing is the gym is quite poor and lack of diversity.

The room is OK

The small hotel is neither in the old town nor in the new town. The surrounding area is very quiet.

The room is quite good, but European hotels do not provide disposable slippers and toothbrushes, so you need to bring them by yourself. The breakfast on the first floor of the hotel is average with not much variety. The restaurant doesn't open until 7:30 p.m. But the product tastes average.

Room was clean and comfortable. It had a mini-fridge and a safe. The bathroom had a shower/tub combo, an adjustable handheld shower wand, a slightly non-slip surface, and a grab bar for safety. The air conditioning had shut off for the season in November. Since it was unseasonably warm when I arrived, they put me in a room on the first floor (the floor just above the reception desk) because the rooms there were naturally cooler. The room, therefore, was not uncomfortable but this is something to think about depending upon when you are traveling. The hotel had elevators/lifts, a small market by the reception desk, a restaurant and they also offered room service.

Reasonable Marriot Hotel and only option in Bologna. Rooms and overall decor is nice and modern. Classic 4 star hotel with good rooms, fairly reasonable breakfast option but limited. Bar is open until around 11pm but staff do let you drink in there after hours. As a Marriot member however they don’t offer upgrades to rooms which is disappointing. Parking option out the front is free but limited spaces. Location not the greatest as 20 minutes walk away from the centre.

Lower than expected but better than other hotels in this trip

good hotel

This is a well appointed AC hotel — interiors felt better than other AC hotels. Rooms are basic, but spacious, comfortable and functional. There is space for one suitcase, so an extra luggage rack would be nice.

Bathrooms could use some more common sense — tiny, shallow sink with very forceful water that splashes, typical European bathtub with a half glass pane that leaves your bathroom wet after a shower and worst of the lot, the door is flimsy with massive gaps leaving no privacy for sound, smell or sight.

Breakfast was nice but only worth it if it’s included in your rate.

Plenty parking available in the basement (for a reasonable charge)

Location is average — it’s nestled in a residential area. There is a Lidl close by but not much more. Old town is a 15 minute walk, but more like 30-40 minutes to the center of old town. Your best bet is to take the 21 bus right outside the hotel that takes you to the center of old town (btw, this but doesn’t show up on some apps like Google maps for some reason — you can pay for bus tickets on board using contactless)