The hotel desk staff were friendly and helpful, speaking very good English. My room was clean, quiet and comfortable with modern furnishings and bathroom. I had a single room for one person, so it was not big, but very comfortable. The hotel is on a quite intersection of two streets with minimal traffic. The location is excellent, within walking distance of a good range of restaurants and one of Bologna's main streets. The hotel is small and sound can travel up the central stair case, I could hear the espresso machine in the morning, but slept soundly. Breakfast we simple, but adequate with pastries, cereal, some fresh fruit, juice and on some days hard-boiled eggs.

I rate the hotel an excellent value for the money and would stay there without hesitation in the future.

We stayed at the Hotel Paradise for three nights. The rooms really vary in type and size. The first 2 nights we were in a room with no windows, but with skylights. The last night we were able to move to a better room, with wood floors and windows and were very pleased with it.

The breakfast was good and the service terrific. The front desk staff all speak excellent English and were happy to help us with various details such as printing out train stations and helping us plan day trips.

There are amazing restaurants right around the block recommended by the hotel. We ate at all and loved them. We also thought the gelato Patagonia, just a couple blocks away on the main street, the best we've had in Italy.

For day trips we went to Ravenna (loved it) and to Modena for a balsamic tour and lunch. Fabulous. Bologna itself has a beautiful Morandi museum and the best food in Italy. I could stay there for weeks.

The Hotel Paradise is a well-run, efficient hotel in a very quiet location. Our room 304, on the top floor, had a skylight with automatic controls to open it a bit to let in fresh air and to roll down a shade to block the light. The bathroom was small, though not as small as other hotels of the same category in which we have stayed. Plus, the water pressure, even on the top floor, was great.

We could not say enough about the extremely pleasant and helpful women at the desk. They researched train schedules, recommended restaurants---and made sure the bowls of wrapped dark chocolate and cocoa dusted almonds were always full. During our three-night stay we never encountered the miserable man mentioned in another review---so maybe he's gone.

Stayed here saturday night for our 1 night visit. For the money Id have no hesiatation in recommending it. The rooms were of a good size and very clean. The location is perfect for seeing Bologna (although the side-street it is on is a bit dingy). The lady on the desk during the day was very helpful. And the lady at breakfast made us espressos! Overall, we were very pleased we chose to stay at the Paradise.