The hotel itself fitted our purpose. Best described as an Italian Premier Inn; It achieves what you need in a hotel without the frills and at a reasonable price.
The staff were friendly and helpful and rooms were clean and quiet at night.
So if you’re looking for a bed for the night and spending your day on excursions like we did then it’s absolutely fine.
If, however, you are looking to be immersed in Bologna then this hotel is literally on the wrong side of the tracks. It is situated North of the city train station (where the monorail from the airport connects) and not in the centre of Bologna (hence the price). Because of this it is not so touristy shall we say. The area is very much more “real world”, some would probably say rough.
But to be fair, it’s not threatening in any way, it’s just not pretty, just as the outskirts of any tourist city is to be fair.
So in conclusion: reasonably priced hotel, friendly staff, not pretty location.