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Touring Hotel
Bologna, Italy · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Three generations of one Bologna family have run this Liberty-era building on Via de' Mattuiani: grandfather Enrico started it in the 1950s, and Matteo has it now. Thirty rooms and five suites sit in a quiet corner behind the law courts, where the Basilica of San Domenico is nearer than Piazza Maggiore, five minutes off. The reason to stay is the fifth floor, where a ninety square metre terrace opens a full circle of view, from the medieval towers across the terracotta roofs to the hills behind the city.
- 35 rooms
About Touring Hotel
- The hotel has been in the same Bologna family since the 1950s and is now on its third generation, passing from grandfather Enrico to Silvana and Enrico and then to Matteo.
- A jacuzzi is tucked into one corner of the rooftop terrace and runs from June to September; out of season the terrace serves weekend drinks instead.
- Breakfast is served downstairs in the old taverna, under a low brick vault on a terracotta floor.
History
The Touring occupies a Liberty-period building from the turn of the twentieth century at Via de' Mattuiani 1/2, in a quiet pocket of Bologna's historic centre. It has been run by the same family since the 1950s, when grandfather Enrico started the business; he passed it to Silvana and Enrico, and it is now in the hands of Matteo, the third generation. The house holds thirty rooms and five suites, one with a kitchenette, arranged over four floors in Classic, Urban and Gold categories, with some top-floor rooms opening onto balconies over the rooftops toward the hills.
Successive renovations opened up the internal courtyards, turned the old cellar into a breakfast taverna with terracotta floors and a low brick vault, and built out the roof. The fifth-floor Terrazza Mattuiani covers about ninety square metres, roughly half of it under an awning, with a jacuzzi in one corner that opens for the summer months. It functions as a bar and small event space in its own right, taking bookings for ceremonies and cocktails and serving sunset aperitivi over the roofs of the centre.
The setting
Via de' Mattuiani sits behind the Basilica of San Domenico, in one of the quietest corners inside Bologna's ring, alongside the law courts and the appeal court and the Giardini della Maternità. Piazza Maggiore, Palazzo Re Enzo and the leaning towers are all about five minutes on foot, and the glass-roofed Galleria Cavour with the city's designer shops is closer still. From the roof the view runs from the medieval towers of the centre out to the hills that rise immediately south of the city.
Experiences
- Mattuiani Lounge terrace — Fifth-floor terrace with panoramic views over Bologna's characteristic roofs, an intimate space for watching the sunset.
Amenities
- Pet-friendly
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