Hotel La Pioppa

Hotel La Pioppa is a three-star hotel at Via Marco Emilio Lepido 217 in the Borgo Panigale district of Bologna, in the airport-side area on the western edge of the city. Via Marco Emilio Lepido follows the line of the ancient Via Emilia, and this stretch is lined with commercial buildings, small businesses and residential blocks, with Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport only a short distance away. The historic centre, including Piazza Maggiore and the Two Towers, lies roughly eight kilometres to the east, reached by taxi, bus or car in about twenty-five to thirty-five minutes. The hotel is a practical, mid-range property suited to airport travellers, business visitors and road-trippers, with an emphasis on convenience and value. Rooms are double and twin configurations equipped with air conditioning, in-room internet, an in-room safe and a minibar, and a lift serves the floors. Accessible rooms are listed. A restaurant and a bar provide on-site dining and drinks, with the restaurant offering the regional Emilian cooking typical of the area, and a breakfast room serves the usual Italian morning spread of coffee, pastries, cold cuts and cheese. Parking is available, which is helpful for guests renting a car at the airport to explore Emilia-Romagna. Pets are accepted. Typical rates run from about €80 to €170 per night, which makes it an economical choice compared with central Bologna. The service character is that of a quiet, functional hotel with staff accustomed to travellers on tight flight schedules. Guests who have time can travel into Bologna to sample tortellini in brodo, tagliatelle al ragù and mortadella, visit the nearby Ducati museum in Borgo Panigale, or drive out along the Via Emilia to Modena, Parma and the wine and food producers of the region.