Name: Bb Galleria Del Reno
Address: Via Guglielmo Marconi 51, Bologna, Bologna, Bologna, 40122, Italy
Rating: 7

Smoking areas

Smoke-free property

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

No parking

Parking

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

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Palazzo Aldrovandi

Teatro Arena del Sole

Civic Museum of the Middle Ages

Fountain of Neptune

Palazzo Re Enzo

Palazzo Comunale

Piazza Maggiore

Palazzo d'Accursio

Basilica of San Petronio

Tower of the Garisenda

Mercato di Mezzo o Quadrilatero

Archaeological Museum

Santa Maria della Vita

Santo Stefano's Basilica

National Art Gallery of Bologna

Margherita Gardens

Villa Spada

Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

Orto Botanico di Modena

Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari

San Vincenzo

Teatro Comunale Modena

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Modena Town Hall

The Synagogue

Modena Cathedral

Piazza Grande

Torre della Ghirlandina

Santa Maria della Pomposa

Palazzo dei Musei

Modena Fiere

National Archeological Museum of Ferrara

Acquedotto di Ferrara

Palazzo Schifanoia

Palazzo Scifanoia

Ferrara Cathedral

Teatro Comunale

Castle Estense

Palazzo dei Diamanti

Piazza Ariostea

Palazzo Massari

Parco Urbano G. Bassani

Aquatico

Square Antonio Fontanesi

Piazza San Prospero

Reggio Emilia Cathedral

Tricolor Flag Museum

Municipal Theatre Valli of Reggio Emilia

Teatro Ariosto

Basilica della Ghiara

Palabigi

Salus Hospital

Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra

Basilica of San Vitale

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Baptistry of Neon

Teatro Comunale Alighieri

Dantes Museum

Dante Alighieri's Tomb

Arian Baptistry

Rocca Brancaleone

Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo

Museo D'Arte della Citta

Mausoleum of Theodoric

Planetarium Ravenna

Bb Galleria Del Reno

Bologna

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

On arrival the staff made us wait 20 mins before arriving to let us in. We had prepaid our accommodation online but they asked for payment in cash (and for 20€ more than we had paid online). I exlpained we had already paid online and they said that was not the case and that if I wanted to pay less than the price they were offering me then I should cancel the online  booking and pay by cash to avoid taxes. I didn't have any cash on me so they said I could pay the following day. I followed this up with the booking provider (which did not respond to my email) but I saw that there would be a cancellation fee for the full cost of the booking if I were to cancel the online booking.

When we returned back from dinner at 10pm  the staff appeared to be drunk, were not wearing masks and were playing loud music in the office opposite our room. They came into our room as we entered it, again asking for the cash from us. 

We were two women travelling alone and didn’t feel safe in our room because of the noise, seemingly drunk male staff and the demands for money - particualrly so late at night. We tried numerous times to contact booking.com for help but were ignored so we were forced to find our own alternative accommodation, leave and cross the city at night in the dark and after curfew. They refused to refund us despite our repeated emails and concerns for our safety.

A truly horrendous experience.

Awful experience

I chose this B & B because for my business travel it was the overnight spot closest to my destination. And this quality has been fundamental to me: being literally five minutes from my room to my meeting place was perfect to make my short stay in Bologna enjoyable.
The property is on the sixth floor of a large condominium: this is obviously an apartment converted into a B & B.
As other reviewers have remarked, you should know that breakfast is just a brioche and a cappuccino at the bar below.
My room was clean, efficient and well maintained, and so the two bathrooms (though a bit outdated).
I would say that shared bathrooms are the main limit of this property. This doesn't involve any major problem, because two bathrooms for only three rooms are overall enough; but whoever is sensitive to that privacy element, which is the bathroom into his own room, should keep in mind this property's feature.

Just one (but for me important) flaw: the shared bathroom

I hated my stay at galleria del Reno, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I can't image, why it scores 8 on booking.com. First of all it's hard to find, second of all the host doesn't speak or understand any English at all. He call it a bed and breakfast, but the breakfast is really just a ticket to a coffee and croissant at a bar nearby, and if you arrive on Saturday, there's no "breakfast" included on Sundays. On top of that, the host decided to move my stuff from the bathroom without even telling me, and I had to call him to find out, that he had locked it in the storage room, when he was cleaning. Also, its in a shady area, so if you travel solo, it's kinda scary to walk home at night. And btw, its says wifi is included, but the wifi doesn't work at all, I had to use data on my phone to plane my travel. That can be pretty expensive, so if you need wifi, you have another good reason not to book a bed in this bed and breakfast. Only good thing was, that the room and the bathroom was ok clean. 

Don't go there, if you travel solo

Firstly it's very difficult to find, and when I did manage to find it the b&b was unstaffed so I had to ring the number in the confirmation email. I ended up waiting 40 minutes outside for staff to arrive and let me in. The guy was very friendly but hadn't much English. I think he tried to explain that I should have let him know what time I was arriving but I wasn't aware of that. The room was fine, wifi was free although tended to cut out a bit. All in all a bit of a weird atmosphere, particularly as I was staying on my own

Strange place

I felt like I am home. Staff is polite and very friendly. Also great location, all must see sights are 10 min walk from the B&B, same as train and bus station. If J go again I already know that I will stay there. 

Bb Galleria Del Reno

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