Bologna vs Florence: where should you stay?

Both are in Italy, and the honest difference between them is what a night costs and how far you are from everything else. The numbers below come from our own live inventory.

 BolognaFlorence
Best forFood capital · porticoesRenaissance · galleries · walkable
Typical nightly rate€76.00 – €195.00€74.00 – €220.00
Places to stay1,4071,216
From Rome Fiumicino Airport4 hr by road4 hr by road
Things worth seeing813

Rates are the 10th–90th percentile of what we hold in each area, so they describe a normal night rather than the cheapest and most expensive rooms on the island.

Where to stay in Bologna

All 1,407 in Bologna
Agriturismo di Sordiglio3-star hotel
Bologna · Hotel
from €86.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Palazzo Gozzi Bed & Beauty3-star hotel
Bologna · Hotel
from €131.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
RB del Teatro&Apartaments4-star hotel
Bologna · Hotel
from €70.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date

Where to stay in Florence

All 1,216 in Florence
The Moon Boutique Hotel & Spa4-star hotel
Florence · Hotel
from €162.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
San Firenze Suites & Spa4-star hotel
Florence · Apartment
from €355.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Kairos by Florence Art Apartments4-star hotel
Florence · Apartment
from €130.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date

The rest of the guides, and the catalogue behind them.