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Hotels in Bergamo (Città Alta)
Hotel Piazza Vecchia
In a superb location just off Piazza Vecchia on the right hand side of Via Colleoni, the Hotel Piazza Vecchia is located in a 13th century house. The hotel has retained many of the building’s original features and wooden beams.
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Each room contains a copy of a famous impressionist painting executed by landlady Tiziana De Franceschi and all the rooms are furnished in a contemporary style with smart bathrooms. The Hotel Piazza Vecchia’s website has an extensive photo gallery showcasing the décor and furnishings of its rooms.
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GombitHotel
GombitHotel in Via Mario Lupo is next to the 12th century Gombito Tower in the heart of the oldest part of the Città Alta, only a short walk from Piazza Vecchia.
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Despite its stone façade, GombitHotel has a bright, modern décor and is furnished in contemporary style with modern furniture and works of art. There are 13 rooms on four floors, all with air conditioning, minibar, satellite television and free wifi internet connection.
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Le Funi Hotel
Just outside the walls of the Città Alta (upper town), Le Funi Hotel offers guests a convenient yet peaceful location with stunning views from the terrace and many of the guest rooms. It is a short walk from Porta Sant’Agostino, one of the gates into the medieval Città Alta.
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Le Funi Hotel is close to the station for the funicular to San Vigilio and is also near Via Borgo Canale, the street with the house where Bergamo composer Gaetano Donizetti was born. The terminus of the bus route to the Città Bassa (lower town), the railway station and Bergamo Caravaggio Airport at Orio al Serio is nearby and there is also ample parking for guests with cars.
Le Funi’s building dates back to the 17th century when it was once a private residence. It was converted to a hotel at the beginning of the 19th century. It has nine double rooms, one single and an independent apartment with two double bedrooms, a sitting room and a private terrace. The rooms all have air conditioning, a fridge bar and satellite television.
Hotels in Bergamo (Città Bassa)
Hotel Piemontese
*Best of Bergamo Recommended*
The smart, modern Hotel Piemontese is in a handy location opposite the railway station in Piazzale Marconi. Guests can get straight on to local buses that leave from outside the railway station or from stops at the beginning of Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, but the hotel is within comfortable walking distance of the shops, bars and restaurants of the Città Bassa.
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The Hotel Piemontese has 50 rooms served by a lift, all with telephone, satellite television and wifi connection. A generous buffet breakfast is served in the large breakfast room on the lower ground floor.
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Best Western Premier Hotel Cappello d’Oro
*Best of Bergamo Recommended*
What was once an old inn in the Città Bassa is now a stylish Best Western hotel with every modern comfort. The Hotel Cappello d’Oro in Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII provides elegant accommodation close to shops, bars, restaurants and transport links. The spacious reception area has a marble floor, white statues and potted palms.
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The rooms are well decorated with immaculate, well laid out bathrooms. An extensive buffet breakfast is served in the hotel’s Antico Ristorante del Moro, which also offers a lunch and dinner menu, including traditional Bergamo dishes. All 89 rooms have wifi connection and there is a computer near reception free of charge for the use of guests.
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NH Bergamo
Arli Hotel Business and Wellness
*Best of Bergamo Recommended*
The comfortable Arli Hotel provides an ideal base for exploring the city. Situated in Largo Porta Nuova in the Città Bassa, the hotel is half way between the railway station and the funicular station for the Città Alta and is close to bus stops, shops, bars and restaurants. The Arli Hotel has a bright, welcoming reception area, which leads into La Delizia restaurant.
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There is also a dedicated internet room on the ground floor. There is a lift to the 66 bedrooms and guests can opt for single, double or king size accommodation. The Arli has a wine bar and guests can use the facilities of its Fit and Well Spa. Room service is available after 10.30 pm for late arriving guests.
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Hotel Excelsior San Marco
*Best of Bergamo Recommended*
The handy position of the Hotel Excelsior San Marco makes it a good choice for a short break in Bergamo. The four star hotel in Piazza Repubblica is close to the station for the funicular railway linking the Città Bassa (lower town) and the Città Alta (upper town). It is also near stops for the number 1 bus service that runs from the Città Alta to the railway station and Bergamo’s Caravaggio International Airport.
The hotel has 155 rooms, either standard, superior, deluxe or suites, all with satellite television and minibar.
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Guests can linger over the generous buffet breakfast served in the first floor restaurant while enjoying a bird’s eye view of Bergamo’s 450-year-old city walls, the towers and cupolas of the Città Alta and the mountains in the distance.
The Hotel Excelsior San Marco is set back from the main street, Via Vittorio Emanuele II, at a comfortable distance from the traffic. There are smart bars, restaurants and shops nearby in Piazza Repubblica, but Via Sentierone and Porta Nuova in the elegant centre of the Città Bassa are only a short walk away.
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Mercure Bergamo Palazzo Dolci
The Mercure Bergamo Palazzo Dolci is situated in an old palace on the corner of the Via Paleocapa in a good, central position, a few metres from the railway station.
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The hotel is furnished in a contemporary style. It has a bar and offers room service for hot dishes and cold snacks. The 88 rooms all have satellite television and mini bar. Guests can pay for either private indoor or private outdoor parking.
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Petronilla Hotel
In a handy location close to the historic Piazza Pontida, the smart Petronilla Hotel occupies a 19th century palazzo. The building in Via San Lazzaro dates back to 1853 but inside the Petronilla has a modern, uncluttered décor and colourful, contemporary furniture. There are 22 guest rooms, some of which have balconies, walk-in wardrobes or jacuzzi tubs.
The Petronilla also has a wellbeing and relaxation room with gym equipment and a sauna. Guests can sit and relax in either the lounge or the courtyard garden and there is wifi access throughout the hotel.
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Petronilla Hotel is in the quiet neighbourhood of Borgo San Leonardo, but is within walking distance of Porta Nuova and stops for the buses that run between the Città Alta and the railway station and Bergamo Caravaggio Airport at Orio al Serio.
Guests can also walk in just a few minutes to nearby Piazza Pontida, where there is a good choice of shops, bars and restaurants. And by leaving the square along Via Sant’Alessandro it is possible to walk up the hill to Porta San’Giacomo, one of the gates into the Città Alta.
Airport hotels in Bergamo (Orio al Serio)
NH Orio al Serio
The NH Hotel is less than a kilometre away from Caravaggio (Milan Bergamo) airport at Orio al Serio in Via Portico and also handy for the Orio centre, Europe’s third largest shopping centre.
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Either standard rooms or junior suites are available. There is a restaurant and a choice of bars. Meeting rooms are available for the use of business travellers. Other facilities include a fitness centre, sauna and gym. The NH Hotel is about four kilometres from the centre of Bergamo.
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Starhotels Cristallo Palace
The Starhotels Cristallo Palace is in a good location, three kilometres from Caravaggio (Milan Bergamo) airport at Orio al Serio and one kilometre from the railway station in the Città Bassa (lower town).
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Although it is a modern building, the rooms are furnished in traditional style inside. The restaurant serves an American-style buffet breakfast and there is a free shuttle bus into the centre of Bergamo.
