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Grand Hotel Elite

Via Aurelio Saffi, 36, 40131 Bologna, Italy
Grand Hotel Elite
Real Traveler Rating: 4.1 out of 5 based on 159 reviews from 4 sources
Highly Recommended
Clean: Rating of 4.3 out of 5
Service: Rating of 4.2 out of 5
Location: Rating of 3.7 out of 5
Room: Rating of 4.4 out of 5
call to book: 1-800-546-4167 hotels.com
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Highly Recommended
Based on 159 reviews
from 4 sources
  • Overall: Rating of 4.1 out of 5

    "Good hotel for an overnight stay in route to another location." source Hotels.com

    "Great Hotel - great restaurant and bar." source Hotels.com

    "Excellent hotel staff speaking English; perfect accommodation, large and tidy room; very good restaurant." source Venere

    "The overall location is very close to the city centre and the bus service is regular." source Venere

    "Excellent hotel: great breakfast, good restaurant, nice room." source Venere

  • Clean: Rating of 4.3 out of 5

    "Facilities are beautiful, staff is grate, room is clean and comfortable, breakfast served at 4:45 am, for those that need to get the early flight." source Skoosh

    "Staff were incredibly helpful, breakfast was ok, Room was tidy and nice but a bit too hot." source Venere

    "inside was okay, rooms were nice but had a very strong "clean" smell." source Expedia

    "The hotel was clean, lovely large rooms, large bathroom, friendly staff." source Skoosh

    "The hotel was really clean with very professional staff, perfect shower, warm nad large room, good breakfast, very good price." source Venere

  • Service: Rating of 4.2 out of 5

    "Shuttle service to the airport was great." source Skoosh

    "The restaurant was wonderful with an exceptionally helpful staff who helped me select my meal from the traditional Bolognese menu (they also had a complete modern menu)." source Hotels.com

    "Class of the hotel - good service - very nice breakfast, excellent the efficiency of the room cleaning, very friendly staff." source Venere

    "This is an old four* Hotel, with very nice things and a pretty good restaurant, but the rooms lack some comfort, and the price was too high for the service and comfort provided, maybe because of one exposition in "Fiera"." source Venere

    "Excellent position, great breakfast, lovely clean rooms; very helpful, polite and friendly staff." source Venere

  • Location: Rating of 3.7 out of 5

    "Great location to airport." source Skoosh

    "This was our first visit to Bologna and although we were there on business, we were travelling with other family members who were just holidaying and wanted a hotel in a central location. The Grand Hotel Elite is a really nice hotel located close to the historical centre of Bologna, which is just a few minutes away, by bus, and the bus stop is just up the road from the hotel entrance." source Venere

    "The location was good - within walking distance to the center of the town with shopping along the street on the way there." source Expedia

    "It is not located in central Bologna, but it is a short cab ride or a 20 minute walk to the town square." source Venere

    "The staff were professional the location was excellent, the breakfast was superb." source Venere

  • Value

    "Having booked a room for a reasonable rate I was put into an excellent suite which, according to the pricelist in the room would normaly cost almost triple of what I paid." source Venere

    "The price they charged during the fair days was too high compared to the place." source Expedia

    "The hotel was ok, but with one exception: I had dinner in the restaurant one day, and the food was terrible (lamb chops consisting of bones and fat) and so was the price." source Venere

    "Staff was unable to deal with it. Other than that problem I think it provides a quality stay especially at that price in Italy." source Venere

    "The rate was changed in 2007 i have paied € 185 but a few days before the price of that suite was € 146." source Venere

More information on Grand Hotel Elite

The Grand Hotel Elite is synonymous with elegance.This 4 star hotel in Bologna manages to satisfy all its guests' needs with a vast range of proposals varying in quality and service, and a total of 142 Suites and 35 Classic and Prestige Rooms.Elegance and refinement dominate the characteristics of each room, from the splendid classical structures to the interiors in precious wood, marble and brass.The American Bar, a timeless, unique place with an unforgettable charm, making it an ideal place for a drink, a date or an evening of relaxation; from the full breakfast to the prestigious layout of the rooms which are equipped with every comfort possible, including sound-proofing; from the meeting rooms to the hall equipped with a fast connection Internet point.The entire hotel offers an Internet wireless service, as well as a supplementary fiber optic cable connection in the superior category rooms.

Check-in Time:

2:00 PM

Check-out Time:

12:00 PM

Year Built:

2005

Year Renovated:

2005

Total Rooms:

177 rooms.177

Total Floors:

8 floors.

Rooms:

Double Room Executive, Junior Suite, Family suite, Double Room Economy, Suite Ambassador, Double Room Single Use, Single Room Economy, Triple Room Economy, Quadruple Room Economy, Double Room Superior, Suite Apartment

Cancellation Policy

48 hours

Directions

Downtown

Area

Bologna IT

Pets

False

Attractions

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