-(T)-TOURIST CLASS HOTEL
PROPERTY TYPE - HOTEL
3 STARS
METROPOLITAN HOTEL IS SITUATED IN ONE OF THE BEST
KEPT HISTORICAL CENTRE OF EUROPE. ITS GOOD
LOCATION , AT THE CORNER OF VIA INDIPENDENZA,
OFFERS THE CALM ATMOSPHERE TYPICAL OF OLD BOLOGNA,
IN THE HEART OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER SHOPPING
AREAS AND NEAR THE BEST TRADITIONAL BOLOGNESE
RESTAURANTS. IT IS ALSO SET NEAR THE MAIN MUSEUMS
AND MONUMENTS AND IT IS WELL CONNECTED WITH THE
WHOLE TOWN. EACH ROOM HAS A MINIBAR, AIR COND,
PRIVATE TELEPHONE, NEW LCD TV (PLAT SCREEN 20E)
WITH SAT TV AND SKY. THE HOTEL SUPPLIES SUPERIOR
ROOMS AND SUITES WITH PRIVATE GARDEN AND EXCLUSIVE
FORNITURE. THE BREAKFAST ROOM WITH INDOOR
GARDEN OFFERS OUTSTANDING BUFFETS WITH FRESH
BRIOCHES AND FRUITS. EACH ROOM AND COMMON AREA
AFFORD AN ADSL INTERNET CONNECTION WITH WI.FI
TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WHO USE LAPTOPS WITH
WIRELESS CONNECTION. THE TOWERS: THE TOWN HAS
ALWAYS BEEN SYMBOLISED BY ITS TWO LEADING TOWERS:
ASINELLI AND GARISENDA. THE PIAZZA MAGGIORE: IT
IS AN ENCLOSE SQUARE, DATING FROM THE 16TH CENTURY
WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARCHIGINNASIO, THE
FIRST SEAT OF THE UNIVERSITY, WAS STARTED. THE
BASILICA OF SAN PETRONIO: ONE OF THE LARGEST
RELIGIOUS BUILDING IN THE CATHOLIC WORLD. NEARBY
GUESTS CAN ASLO FIND EVERYTHING THEY MUST NEED
SUCHAS BANK, CHEMISTRY, POST OFFICE, CENTRAL OPEN
MARKET. THERE ARE ALSO MANY GROCERY STORES IN THE
SURROUNDINGS OF THE HOTEL. MOTORS: THE GALLERIA
FERRARI WITH FORMULA 1 CUPS AND EXHIBITS AND FILMS
ON THE CAR S HISTORY, DUCATI MUSEUMS TELLS THE
STORY OF THE DUCATI BROTHERS. MUSIC: WHILE
OPERAS ARE PERFORMED AT THE TEATRO COMUNALE FROM
DECEMBER TO MAY. OTHER CLASSICAL MUSIC VENUES ARE
AT THE BASILICA DI SANTA MARIA DEI SERVI AND THE
ACCADEMIA FILARMONICA. ALSO IN JULY AND AUGUST
DANCE PERFORMANCE ARE PRESENTED IN THE PIAZZA
MAGGIORE. NO VISITORS SHOULD LEAVE BOLOGNA WITHOUT
DRINKING IN ONE OF THE CITY S TRADITIONAL
"OSTERIE" WITH LIVE MUSIC AND NEARLY ALWAYS STAY
OPEN LATE.
