? about Bologna hotels
Jul 5th, 2006, 07:27 PM
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We need the hotel Sept. 28,29,30 ... up to 250 euros.
Like to be near center as no car. We are booked in Milan October 1 and I don't want to fiddle with that one.
Looks like all the people who couldn't get to Bologna are in Ferrara..have to check a few more.
Merci..ooops. Grazie
Like to be near center as no car. We are booked in Milan October 1 and I don't want to fiddle with that one.
Looks like all the people who couldn't get to Bologna are in Ferrara..have to check a few more.
Merci..ooops. Grazie
Jul 5th, 2006, 07:37 PM
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Yes, you can book directly through Venere. I've never used them but they get good marks from other travelers.
Using the Venere.com website, I plugged in your dates and came up with this availability at these hotels in Ferrara:
The 4-star Orologio € 185 per night, user reviews give it 8.5 (out of 10) rating
The 4 star Astra, 110 euro, 8.3 from users
The 3-star Express by Holiday Inn
Stazione, € 175 (not reviewed)
The 3-star Nettuno, € 186, 8.2
Using the Venere.com website, I plugged in your dates and came up with this availability at these hotels in Ferrara:
The 4-star Orologio € 185 per night, user reviews give it 8.5 (out of 10) rating
The 4 star Astra, 110 euro, 8.3 from users
The 3-star Express by Holiday Inn
Stazione, € 175 (not reviewed)
The 3-star Nettuno, € 186, 8.2
Jul 5th, 2006, 07:57 PM
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PS: Check out the cancellation policy and if for some reason you don't like it, contact the hotel directly. Most Italian hotels (and many booking websites) have a 24-hour or 48 hour cancellaton policy.
That means you can be sure of having a hotel room but can continue to look around if you like.
That means you can be sure of having a hotel room but can continue to look around if you like.
Jul 5th, 2006, 08:10 PM
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I have had this same problem twice trying to stay in Bologna. Ended up staying in Ravenna the 1st time (great idea!) and in Faenza the 2nd time. Faenza is only 25 minutes away by train.
Have you tried the Drapperie in Bologna?
www.albergodrapperie.com
If you want to try Faenza, the Vittoria is nice:
www.hotel-vittoria.com
Although the Vittoria is walkable from the train station, you may want to take a cab if you stay there. Best of luck to you!
Have you tried the Drapperie in Bologna?
www.albergodrapperie.com
If you want to try Faenza, the Vittoria is nice:
www.hotel-vittoria.com
Although the Vittoria is walkable from the train station, you may want to take a cab if you stay there. Best of luck to you!
Jul 6th, 2006, 10:15 AM
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You can thank us by inviting us to come along. ;-)
Ravenna is between 55 mins to 75 minutes by train from Ferrara. In Ravenna, one of the major sites is walkable from the train station. The most important site would require a half hour walk, all flat, but you might as well take a taxi. I would get the taxi at the station, go the most important site and then take a taxi from there back to the other site nearer the train station, then walk to the train station from there.
Bologna is 30 minutes from Ferrara by train. No doubt there are busses too. I think a taxi from the train station isn't unreasonable even though it's not all that far. But why tire yourself out? (You can spend the money you saved on your hotel bill!)
All these towns are flat.
Ravenna is between 55 mins to 75 minutes by train from Ferrara. In Ravenna, one of the major sites is walkable from the train station. The most important site would require a half hour walk, all flat, but you might as well take a taxi. I would get the taxi at the station, go the most important site and then take a taxi from there back to the other site nearer the train station, then walk to the train station from there.
Bologna is 30 minutes from Ferrara by train. No doubt there are busses too. I think a taxi from the train station isn't unreasonable even though it's not all that far. But why tire yourself out? (You can spend the money you saved on your hotel bill!)
All these towns are flat.
Jul 6th, 2006, 12:39 PM
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We would love you to come with us..judging from your name, we probably like the same things.
Be proud of me...I just booked a hotel in Turin with Venere..the Victoria wasn't available.
You seem to know so much about that area..anyway, thanks. Probably I will post again when I start to do restaurants.
I will plan on 2 day trips then...one to Bologna and one to Ravenna. Your information really helps me.
Grazie
Be proud of me...I just booked a hotel in Turin with Venere..the Victoria wasn't available.
You seem to know so much about that area..anyway, thanks. Probably I will post again when I start to do restaurants.
I will plan on 2 day trips then...one to Bologna and one to Ravenna. Your information really helps me.
Grazie
Jul 6th, 2006, 03:42 PM
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LE PETIT is the name. Got it for 100 euros from Venere. There were other hotels that were (4*) I liked better but this one is in the center and so I chose it....there are 2 fabulous sights we want to see there..
Cinema Museum and the Egyptian Museum. I figure I need to be near them.
Cinema Museum and the Egyptian Museum. I figure I need to be near them.
Jul 6th, 2006, 05:03 PM
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The via San Francisco was one of my favorite streets in Turin. It was charming window shopping. You may choose to take a cab to the Cinema museum, or else take a break along the via Po so has not to tire yourselves walking. There are plenty of good restaurants in the area and I'm sure your hotel can give you recommendations. Of particular charm for lunch is Baratti & Milano, and don't fail to take a trip to the Piazza della Consolata, Torino's most romantic piazza, which is also the home of the cafe, Al Bicerin, which invented Torino's signature hot chocolate concoction laced with alchohol.
Also, while in the cinema museum, make sure to stop by the bar -- either to have a drink or just to check out the video-screen menus embedded in the glowing tables. It's surreal! (Should you get tired in the museum, there are lots of chaise lounges where you can lie down and rest while you watch movie clips over your head.)
Also, while in the cinema museum, make sure to stop by the bar -- either to have a drink or just to check out the video-screen menus embedded in the glowing tables. It's surreal! (Should you get tired in the museum, there are lots of chaise lounges where you can lie down and rest while you watch movie clips over your head.)
Jul 6th, 2006, 05:28 PM
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I had a happy feast in a moderately pricey place not far from your hotel called La Badessa. I think it is listed in the ExtraTorino guide. It's on a pretty piazza. If it is still open, I'm sure your hotel knows it. But there are many fine restaraunts -- perhaps better than Il Badessa -- I didn't get a chance to eat in.
Lunch at Baratti & Milano is not expensive, not too much to eat, quite tasty and fresh, and the 19th c. decor is a classic: mirrors, carved wood paneling, miles of peachy silk drapes and hand-painted walls and ceilings. Half of it is a confectionary store. It's in a galleria and is very old fashioned chi-chi. But the price is nothing!
Torino has an almost Spanish-like custom of serving lots of elaborate bar food during the cocktail hour, and there are some bars that are famous for their nibbles. I think your hotel or your guidebook can direct you if you'd like to try some bar-hopping. I was so fascinated by the glowing tables in the Cinema museum, I kept going back their for drinks.
Keep studying Venere. Soon you'll be booking other posters hotels for them!
Lunch at Baratti & Milano is not expensive, not too much to eat, quite tasty and fresh, and the 19th c. decor is a classic: mirrors, carved wood paneling, miles of peachy silk drapes and hand-painted walls and ceilings. Half of it is a confectionary store. It's in a galleria and is very old fashioned chi-chi. But the price is nothing!
Torino has an almost Spanish-like custom of serving lots of elaborate bar food during the cocktail hour, and there are some bars that are famous for their nibbles. I think your hotel or your guidebook can direct you if you'd like to try some bar-hopping. I was so fascinated by the glowing tables in the Cinema museum, I kept going back their for drinks.
Keep studying Venere. Soon you'll be booking other posters hotels for them!
Jul 6th, 2006, 05:32 PM
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Lookee here: I found this gallery of pictures of the inside of Baratti e Milano in the Galleria Subalpina. Sometimes the pictures come up blank, but keep clicking on "continue" and another will show up:
http://tinyurl.com/jzo39
http://tinyurl.com/jzo39
Jul 6th, 2006, 05:41 PM
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This is a pretty informative article, even though I disbelieve anybody crammed in this much touristing:
http://tinyurl.com/create.php
But it has some good explanations and pointers.
http://tinyurl.com/create.php
But it has some good explanations and pointers.
Jul 6th, 2006, 07:25 PM
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need to know what to put into the tiny url!! nothing comes up.
Re food..that is very important to us.and !It's just that as we 've gotten got older, it got harder to stay in awful places...so now we are spending twice as much.
Re food..that is very important to us.and !It's just that as we 've gotten got older, it got harder to stay in awful places...so now we are spending twice as much.
