Bologna vs Val d'Orcia: 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.

 BolognaVal d'Orcia
Best forFood capital · porticoesCypress hills · wine towns
Typical nightly rate€76.00 – €194.00€76.00 – €203.00
Places to stay1,4561,192
From Rome Fiumicino Airport4 hr by road3 hr 25 min by road
Things worth seeing85

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 1,456 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 Val d'Orcia

All 1,192 in Val d'Orcia
Meublé il Riccio4-star hotel
Val d'Orcia · Hotel
from €156.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Il Mastio di Spedaletto4-star hotel
Val d'Orcia · Hotel
from €160.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Il Tosco4-star hotel

Il Tosco

5.00(185)
Val d'Orcia · Hotel
from €302.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date

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