Grand Hotel Bologna (27km from Bologna) is located equidistant from 3 major cities: Bologna, Ferrara and Modena. It lies 15 km from the Altedo motorway exit on the A13 Bologna-Padova. Bologna's exhibition grounds are 30 km away and Bologna's Guglielmo Marconi Airport is 22 km from the hotel.

This business hotel is a recently-built complex with 140 rooms which, in addition to offering hotel accommodation, incorporates a large conference centre, restaurants, a pizzeria, swimming pool, a hairdressing salon, a bingo hall and a games room. The complex also boasts a medical rehabilitation centre.

All the rooms come with a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer, as well as a direct dial telephone, a TV and a minibar. They also offer centrally regulated air conditioning and heating, a radio, a 220V electrical supply and an Internet connection.

Further facilities on offer to guests at this air-conditioned establishment include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception service, a hotel safe, lift access, a bar, a TV lounge and Internet access (charges apply). Guests may also take advantage of the room and laundry services for an additional fee and there is parking available for those arriving by car. The premises are particularly suited to hosting business lunches and dinners, which range from a limited number of participants right up to large scale company conventions. The banquetting and ceremonial hall can be set up for weddings, baptisms and confirmations. The rooms are equipped with a mobile PA system suitable for the provision of a piano bar, live music or entertainment services.

Those coming from Florence on the A1, on arrival at Bologna, should stay on the A13 (Bologna-Padova) towards Padova and exit at Altedo, then follow signs to San Pietro in Casale and Pieve di Cento. Guests arriving from Milan on the A1 or from the Brennero (A22) exit at Modena Nord should take the ring road in the direction of Ferrara and go on to Nonatola, S. Agata, San Giovanni in Persiceto, San Matteo della Decima, Cento and Pieve di Cento. Those coming from Padova towards Bologna on the A13 should exit at Altedo and follow directions for San Pietro in Casale and Pieve di Cento.