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title: "Royal Hotel Carlton — Bologna"
description: "A four-star on Via Montebello — Piazza Maggiore 0.2 km, Quadrilatero 0.15 km — with spa and restaurant listed, hard beds in the cons, and an 8.8 supplier score from 14,088 reviews."
url: "https://travelshifu.com/hotels/bologna/royal-hotel-carlton"
type: "hotel review"
source: "TravelShifu"
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# Royal Hotel Carlton

A four-star on Via Montebello — Piazza Maggiore 0.2 km, Quadrilatero 0.15 km — with spa and restaurant listed, hard beds in the cons, and an 8.8 supplier score from 14,088 reviews.

## Verdict

Book it for the Maggiore pin and the spa kit; accept hard beds, a cold breakfast area and worn carpet — the 8.8 headline sits beside those named cons.

Geography is the product. our hotel data provider puts Quadrilatero at 0.15 km, Piazza Maggiore at 0.2 km, Archiginnasio at 0.2 km and the Two Towers at 0.3 km. Location scores 9.27 out of 10 with prose naming closeness to the city centre and train station — though the same POI set puts Bologna Centrale at 2.2 km, so this is a centro walk, not a station doorstep.

The supplier rating is 8.8 out of 10 from 14,088 reviews, captured 6 January 2026 — the largest sample in this Bologna set. Service scores 9.23; cleanliness 8.26 with worn carpet named; room quality 8.72 with comfortable-rooms praise beside hard beds and pillows in the cons. Food and beverage scores 8.76 with a cold breakfast area named.

Facilities match an upscale brief: fitness centre, restaurant, bar, sauna, spa/wellness centre, private parking and pets allowed are listed. Amenities score 8.75 with low-quality toiletries noted in the summary.

Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) is 6 km on our POI figures. Check-in from 02:00 PM; check-out 12:00 PM.

## Is Royal Hotel Carlton close to Piazza Maggiore?

Yes — 0.2 km on our hotel data provider’s figures, with Quadrilatero at 0.15 km. Location scores 9.27 out of 10 from 14,088 reviews as of 6 January 2026; hard beds and a cold breakfast area still appear in the cons.

## Does it have a spa?

Yes — spa/wellness centre, sauna and fitness facilities are listed. There is also a restaurant and bar. Parking garage and pets allowed are in the amenity facts we cite.

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