Grand Hotel Majestic già Baglioni

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This historic luxury hotel is absolutely stunning. Perfectly located in the heart of Bologna’s old town, it blends timeless elegance with modern sophistication in the most beautiful way. From the moment we arrived, the atmosphere felt romantic, refined, and wonderfully serene. The historic architecture is impeccably preserved, while the interiors feel fresh, stylish, and thoughtfully designed. Our room was luxurious, quiet, and incredibly comfortable—an intimate retreat despite being so centrally located. The staff were exceptional: warm, professional, and attentive without ever feeling intrusive. Andrea in the restaurant had the best recommendations for food & wine. Domenico in their bar area was amazing with drink options. Very friendly & accommodating. Every detail felt effortless and well considered. An ideal choice for couples seeking a classy, romantic stay that truly captures the soul of Bologna. We would absolutely return.

We had a wonderful stay at the Grand Hotel Majestic. The building itself is a beautiful, grand historical landmark right in the heart of the city. Everything was extremely clean. The service was top-notch from start to finish. The staff were extremely friendly and always ready to help with a smile. We also loved the small, thoughtful gifts they provided during the stay. Overall, our time here was very dreamy and relaxing. We highly recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Bologna. We can’t wait to come back! :) We also had dinner at their restaurant, I Carracci, and it was amazing. The service was very welcoming, and the dishes were beautifully served.

The location was excellent for our visit to Bologna and the Christmas market. The hotel and our room was 'vintage' Bologna. It was very warm for sleeping but the staff adjusted our windows so we could have them open. It was expensive even compared to the other hotel stays on our trip but again....worth it for the location. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast (included) was great and had many options. The bathroom was awesome and very modern.

The Grand Hotel Majestic is the finest example of five-star hospitality. The staff from front office to concierge, bellmen, valet were exceptionally attentive and efficient. Housekeeping and turn-down service excellent and well-timed to our comings and goings. Our suite was nicely furnished, well decorated, in good order and stocked with all the necessary amenities. Yes, there is road construction going on, but we did not hear it unless we went out on the balcony. The hotel has taken great pains to not have the construction affect guests and the staff has succeeded in doing so. The in-house restaurant Il Carracci was wonderful! The setting was beautiful and the service outstanding. Our compliments to the chef as we thoroughly enjoyed every course!|We will be happy to return to the Grand Hotel anytime!

Beautiful property in the heart of Bologna with an amazing staff! All of the|Beautiful and historic must see’s are an easy, few minutes, walk from the hotel. |Davide at the front desk helped ensure we had a fantastic stay. Julie and the concierge team helped us with all our reservations, transportation, and fantastic recommendations (including an amazing vineyard experience at Cantine Zuffa in Imola). Also want to compliment Domenico and the Cafe Marinetti for all the pre/post dinner fun. |Wonderful hotel- will certainly be back!

A majestic grand hotel in the very center of historic Bologna. We spent our honeymoon in this gem, and have been treated wonderfully by the hotel and its staff. The hotel is a museum in itself, with its hidden Roman road, the frescoes and the Christmas decoration they just started setting up. The rooms are 'old school' majestic, but the bathrooms are fully modern equipped. The concierge was able to recommend us several nice restaurants, and also were able to arrange an exceptional room-visit doctor! We had dinner in their fine-dining restaurant in which we were able to gaze upon the beautiful fresco at the ceiling. We loved their 'clair obscur' bean pasta dish, inspired by Italian masters. The breakfast was great, but above all their high-quality cappuccino was the best morning treatment to start our day in historic and foodie-heaven Bologna. Thank you!

The Grand Hotel Majestic Gia Baglioni is excellent, and without doubt, very luxurious. Situated very close to all the lovely restaurants, places of interest and shops, but far enough away for it to be a quiet haven. However for our stay it was the staff who were the stars! They all were friendly, attentive, helpful and very efficient. The centre of Bologna was closed to traffic due to tramline installation, so the hotel staff came out to meet us at the nearest place the taxi could drop us to help us with our luggage. One final point - all the staff graciously spoke to us in our language instead of their own, something we were grateful for and thoroughly appreciated.

Excellent grand style venue in the beating heart of Bologna. The bar is excellent, if a little pricey as you'd expect but with wonderful service. The perfect pitstop for a glass of fizz before you rush around Bologna devouring the pasta and mortadella.

The power keeps shutting off. The heat cannot be turned off and I had to take multiple cold showers to cool down overnight (in November!). Due to poor air quality in Bologna, leaving windows open to cool down is not enjoyable (obv not hotel's fault). A stranger identified my room as theirs and they were let into the room while I slept. This is unforgivable. I wish the rooms had chain llocks on doors. Mold growing on hand shower wand. I thought spinach was coming out of my mouth, but no it is mold dropping off the hand shower. Hotel itself is clean and quirky in an old world way. Everyone working here is so kind and helpful, and I know they felt bad for letting someone into my room. Hey, mistakes happen and this is an old building, but letting a stranger into my room is terrifying. Finally, there were two of us in our suite, but every night only one chocolate on the bed!

We were woken up by house keeping letting a stranger into our room at 9:30am. After the sleepless night, 2 power outages to the room, the heat turning on max remotely several times throughout the night, and then meeting a strange woman in my room while I'm just in boxers, it was a bad start to the stay here!! . Overall the stay improved but the first 24 hours sucked here... +Excellent location, minutes away from central square, across the street from a good grocery store, and dozens of restaurants, cafes, bars, and shops. Very walkable city location. +Room is quaint/historical. Many celebrities have stayed here decades ago, which is kind of fun to see their photos in the lobby bar. - Our room lost power twice the first day. - maid service let a stranger enter our room at 9:30am. Was a startling way to wake up... - Uncomfortably warm / No A/C / electrical issues -- you can see reviews going back 10-11 years about the A/C being out for repair. - some black mold in the shower on the shower wand crevasses; reminded me of gunk that might build up in a p-trap under your sink. I cleaned it for them with some hot water and hand towels. - Breakfast buffet wasn't good. Skip the buffet and get 0,85€ croissants across the street - they'll be fresh and sooo much better than the stale stuff in the buffet. Overall I ***love*** Bologna ***so much*** and this location is great, but we were uncomfortable here. We'll be back, but to a different hotel.

Recently stayed 4 nights at Grand Hotel Majestic GB and it was the most perfect experience. All the staff is friendly, welcoming and attentive. The hotel is so beautiful and charming, you feel like you are royalty from another century. Our room was spacious and comfortable, beautifully decorated. The breakfast has everything you want and more. The restaurant I Carracci was one of the best meals we had. The location is perfect, close to everything. If you want to treat yourself stay here!!

Great 5 night stay in June. Excellent Bologna location, just a minute walk from Piazza Maggiore. Very attentive and helpful staff, good buffet breakfast, comfortable bed, walk in rain shower and great on site restaurant (one of the best veal chops I've ever had). Finely appointed common areas and I enjoyed the touch of the exposed ancient Roman road.

We spent two nights here in July during a longer trip in Italy. The location is spectacular right in the middle of the city and it is certainly the nicest hotel in Bologna. The service in the hotel was great. Our room was very large and grand but the spaces could use some updating. Serviceable gym. Breakfast was fine but not great. Again, this is your best option while in Bologna and it's a total experience but it's not what I would consider a 5 star hotel.

Fantastic hotel right in city center. Walking distance to everything you could want. I had dinner in the restaurant, which I reviewed separately. I was in Bologna to celebrate my granddaughters graduation from the university of Bologna in maths. This is the place to stay in my opinion

Two stars because it is a nice hotel with comfortable beds. Thats about it. It is certainly not a five star hotel, which it purports to be. We arrived around 8pm and advised reception that we needed to leave for the airport at five am. At some point reception advises that the booking was for one person and they had to charge us for the second. I have never heard of this! So for the extra person for our 8 hour stay, they wanted €100! What the hell for? I looked on a booking sight and showed the receptionist that I could still book a room (which would come with a free bottle of wine) for two people for exactly what I paid. Receptionist kept saying that it would be more if i booked through the hotel. Lets follow the logic here. Why would i book directly through the hotel if the same room is less on a booking sight? The most irritating part is that she kept laughing inappropriately for some unknown reason. The male receptionist kept insisting that the € 100 was for the "free" hot breakfast. We reminded him that we had to leave before breakfast was served. He assured us that there would be a cart full of food in the morning before we left. Long story short, that did not happen. There was a cart with coffee and a few pastries. But wait, there's more! The man at the reception in the morning told us that if we had asked, they would have made us breakfast. That would have been nice if it was ever suggested by reception at check in! A real five star hotel would have just taken the initiative to prepare the bagged breakfast for us given the conversation had the night before. I also enjoyed how the staff talked down to us insisting that a €100 per person euro fee is totally normal. Because I've never stayed in a hotel before! Thats sarcasm btw. Again, this certainly was not a five star experience. And just to compare apples to apples, we stayed at a four star hotel when we arrived in bologna 10 days earlier. It was 1/5 the cost, the staff much more accommodating and was just as comfortable and nice. So do yourself a favor and ignore the alleged five star rating and save your money and nerves by staying anywhere else.

Rating explanation: the air conditioning malfunctioned in our room both nights. The hotel failed to adequately inform guests of the problem affecting the entire hotel. We only learned about the severity of the problem at 3am when my wife and I had enough of the sweltering humidity and abandoned opening the window because we already had been bitten by Mosquitos. There were several irate guests who asked the reception desk "why am I only being told this now, while I am checking out!" The hotel made no effort to refund or compensate the sleep deprived guests. My wife and I spent more than EUR300 per night and we slept 2 hours per night in total,15 minutes at a time. The bedding was luxurious and very comfortable; however, our bed was 2 twins mashed together with no dividing pad. Pillows and sheets were great but not good enough to compensate for the AC fiasco! This hotel gets 2 stars because the location is great and the breakfast is free and plentiful. I will never stay here again. I paid extra so my wife and could sleep well and in comfort. The AC situation was mismanaged and WE PAID THE PRICE!

Pretty decent hotel bar although could do with a bit of an update. Drinks were well made and in terms of London pricing, given it was a 5 star hotel, the drink prices were very decent.