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.
| Bologna | Florence | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Food capital · porticoes | Renaissance · galleries · walkable |
| Typical nightly rate | €76.00 – €195.00 | €74.00 – €220.00 |
| Places to stay | 1,407 | 1,216 |
| From Rome Fiumicino Airport | 4 hr by road | 4 hr by road |
| Things worth seeing | 8 | 13 |
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 Bologna5.00(576)
from €86.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
5.00(295)
from €131.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
5.00(179)
from €70.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Where to stay in Florence
All 1,216 in Florence5.00(3778)
from €162.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
5.00(820)
from €355.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
5.00(759)
from €130.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Keep planning
The rest of the guides, and the catalogue behind them.





