Help Needed Bologna Airport Hotel Suggestion

[Penn251]

We will be in Florence and will head to Bologna the day before an early morning flight from Bologna (BLQ). Any recommendations for a hotel with easy access to the airport the night before departure. We will not have a car. Thanks in advance for any help

 

[Ian Sutton]

Sorry I don't know them, but I will say that Bologna airport is relatively close to the city itself, so if you're ok with a modest taxi journey (about 20 mins), it opens the city itself up to you, and it's a city that can reward a mere day trip.

We got an early flight from there a few years ago, and it worked well, phoning up (IIRC) the night before to book the taxi from outside the apartment we were staying in.

 

[www.hidden-italy.com]

Last month we used the FlyOn hotel close to Bologna airport and were suitably impressed. Like you, we were on public transport - we arrived by train at Bologna Centrale and got a taxi to the hotel at about 5.30pm. We had a meal at the hotel - while service was a bit slow, the food itself was good.
The hotel provides a free minibus transfer to the airport which we used - our flight was not early (left just before 10am) and the hotel runs the service every 15 minutes from 0445am until 1225pm in the afternoon; the trip took less than 10 minutes, even in the morning rush hour. It is not an all-day shuttle and in the evening runs from 2115-2345pm.
The room was extremely comfortable and spacious and the included breakfast very good with decent hot options as well as the expected cold offerings (I think you can also book a room without breakfast). I read a few google reviews before booking and they were somewhat mixed, but our experience was very positive.