Pensione Marconi is conveniently located, cheap and run by friendly and helpful staff. I would recommend to anyone looking for a place to rest their head within close walking distance of the middle of town (shops, restaurants, sites etc) and is not too fussed about the lack of frills.

The "pensione Marconi" is a 1 star budget hotel located the railway station. In 5 minutes'walk you can reach Bologna main square, Piazza Maggiore. So location is really excellent, if you don't mind the noise of the street. I paid 50 euro for a single room (though in fact I was given a double) with bathroom. The room was clean,... More

This place was OK, with a few caveats. The room and bathroom were not big, but big enough. It was clean and comfortable. It is within easy walking distance of the center of town. It is on a main street with lots of buses, so the traffic noise (and people talking and shouting) is extremely loud. Normally, traffic noise doesn't... More

This is ideally located 10min from the main sights in Bologna and 20min from station. The recep staff were friendly and spoke English. I had a room on the first floor (note the recep is on first floor also) and it was a shared bathroom but I was the only person on that floor so it was private. The room... More

Great location for the price. Nothing much else to save it. First of all, staff didn't speak any English (except for one lady who showed up one day). Secondly, NO INTERNET. How is that possible in today's world, I don't know. The room was adequate, dated and the shower didn't work properly, but we are budget travellers and used to... More

We were only for just a couple of days in Bologna and we wanted to enjoy our staiyng, to be in the middle of town life and do not have a lot of noise. So we choose Marconi. Thank you Marconi