Hotels in Ferrara, Italy

Hotel de La Ville, Ferrara

A modern four-star hotel to the west of Ferrara's historic city center, the Hotel de La Ville is right in front of the main railway station and 800 metres (a half mile) from the heart of town. Bologna airport is 45 kilometres away, and this accommodation is well situated for the Ferrara Nord exit of the highway. With 85 rooms, a mixture of quadruples, triples, doubles, singles and five suites, this Ferrara hotel has rooms to suite every size of party. All have private bathroom, satellite TV, radio alarm clock, minibar, phone and individually controlled air conditioning. The 24-hour front desk provides laundry services, there are safety deposit boxes and express checkout services; the hotel offers a range of beauty treatments, there is a restaurant and lounge bar, and cycles can be arranged for you. The hotel also has meeting facilities.

The front desk staff will be happy to help you with information about this marvellous old city. Set on a tributary of the River Po, Ferrara dates back to early medieval times (if not earlier) but reached its height in the Renaissance. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Ferrara, under the Este family, grew to be a court to rival that of the Medici in Florence. It was an important centre of art, poetry and especially music. The legacy today is an outstanding collection of Renaissance architecture (with numerous fine palaces including the Palazzo Schifanoia and the Palazzo della Ragione), a fine Romanesque cathedral, important churches and a selection of fascinating museums (including the Jewish Museum). The signature building of the city is the Castello Estense, once seat of the all-powerful Dukes of Este.

The town also has a number of excellent pizzerias, restaurants and bars (Ferrara and its home region of Emilia-Romagna is renowned for its cuisine). The staff at this Ferrara hotel will be happy to help you with bookings.

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Double room from €120

 

Score from 132 reviews: 7/10