Hotel Metropolitan in Bologna

This place had failed miserably on the main purpose of stay - good night sleep.

Pros: Stuff had offered to check in into one of the two rooms we booked earlier than the official check in time. We dropped our luggage and went out for lunch. We eventually checked in around 4pm.

Cons:

1. Not a wink of sleep. Walls are paper thin. We heard all neighbors around us; their conversations, flushing toilets, showers, TVs, corridor noises and people going up and down the staircase. The sound echoed and travelled freely, it didn’t feel like there is any sound proofing at all.

When you hire a car you expect it to take you from point A to point B. When you rent a hotel room, you expect to sleep.

We stayed in at least 8 hotels during our winter trip and this one is by far the worst. Even airport hotel was more comfortable than this one. Double checked that it’s rated 4 stars multiple times as it certainly doesn’t feel right. The larger room had almost no natural light and felt like a basement even though it was on the first floor.

2. The primary reason we decided to stay here is the outdoor terrace. However, it’s not open. There was no disclosure that it’s closed during the time we decided to stay when we were booking. If we knew that would be the case we would have stayed in the lovely 4 star hotel nearby we spend 2 nights prior to checking into this one. Huge disappointment.

3. Check your receipt upon checking out, we were almost charged for breakfast we didn’t eat.