Where to Stay in Bologna, Italy
These hotels are centrally located, rooms are air-conditioned and rates include breakfast. Grand Hotel Baglioni, Via dell'Indipendenza 8, 800-745-8883, www.baglionihotels.com /bologna-hotel. This Leading Hotel of the World has 122 rooms, Venetian glass chandeliers, silk brocaded walls and linen sheets, plus a stretch of Roman foundation and 16th century Carracci frescoes on the dining room ceiling; doubles from about $325. Corona d'Oro, Via Oberdan 12, 011-39-051-745-7611, coronaoro.hotelsbologna.it. A 35-room charmer in a refurbished historic building; doubles from about $300. Art Hotel Commercianti, Via dei Pignattari 11, 011-39-051-745-7511, www.art-hotel-commercianti.it . A 34-room, stylishly furnished boutique hotel; doubles from about $285. Trattoria Battibecco, via Battibecco 4, 051-223-298, www.battibecco.com . Despite it name, this is an elegant, stylish Michelin-starred restaurant specializing in superb seafood. Osteria de' Poeti, via De' Poeti 1, 0