Art Hotel Commercianti

A hotel in a historic guild hall beside Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, with a breakfast buffet, a cafe-bar and art-themed rooms.

Why people love it

• Location. Guests describe it as right next to San Petronio and a minute from Piazza Maggiore. One September guest said it is central but not noisy.
• Breakfast. Several guests single out the breakfast buffet, and one calls the ingredients high quality. Another praises the cappuccinos in the cafe.
• The building. A guest describes vaulted ceilings and wooden beams kept in place, and others mention the artistic, themed rooms.
• Staff. Guests call the staff friendly and attentive. One in July 2026 said they gave restaurant recommendations, and one in May 2026 said they were welcomed and shown to their room despite a festival blocking the center.

The worst thing guests say

The most repeated complaint is noise. In April 2026 a 2-star guest said tiny room 310 was extremely noisy day and night, and the small breakfast room was noisy too. In August 2025 a 1-star guest said an event next door ran past midnight and the beds were hard. A 2021 guest wrote that the rooms are not soundproof (the text is cut off). In the 16 newest reviews, May to October 2026, the lowest is 3 stars, from May 2026, which praises the location, rooms and breakfast but warns about the chance of getting a certain kind of room (the text is cut off). A June 2026 guest wrote that the shower leaked water and the pillows were not good.

Insider tips

• Ask whether your room is in the main building. A 2018 guest was placed in a room around the corner.
• Light sleeper? Ask for a quiet room away from the street and the breakfast room.
• Driving? Confirm the hotel has registered your plate for the ZTL. A 2019 guest received a 75 euro fine after being told the hotel would handle it.

How we rated this: Google rating 4.7 from 673 reviews. We read the newest and the lowest-rated guest reviews (16 recent guest reviews with text) and set aside reviews from restaurant or bar visitors who did not stay. Repeat-guest rate not shown: not enough recent guest reviews yet. Address: Via de' Pignattari, 11, 40124 Bologna BO.