Due Torri-San Sisto - Bologna
Bologna - Due Torri-San Sisto
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Bologna - Due Torri-San Sisto Via Viadagola 5 40127 Bologna BO Italy Tel. +39-051-501810 Fax. +39-051-501810  |
Due Torri-San Sisto hostel is located 6 km north-east of this unique city - and not only for its spectacular high leaning towers and its 47 kilometers of porticoes (the longest in the world). This is the city where the Alma Mater, the first university in the world (1088), broke through the cultural darkness of the Middle Ages and left an artistic imprint and a legacy of cultural figures for all time. The two hostels here, both modern and functional, constitute an optimal base for discovering the city's cultural and artistic richness.
Bologna is also an excellent base for visiting other Italian art cities such as Florence, Venice, Verona, Padua, Mantua, Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Ravenna.
The hostel is a welcoming place in particular for young people, families, school trips and sport organizations. You will be welcomed by our staff that fluently speaks English, French and Spanish.
We offer our guests: free WiFi service, fridge, fax service, tourist brochures, laundry, parking, pizza free delivery service, luggage room, various games such as Jenga, Chess, cards, book-swapping, machines with hot and cold drinks, postal service. Bus tickets are sold in reception. Basketball playground. Shopping center in the surroundings. POSSIBILTY OF CHAUFFEUR SERVICE 24/7. USING SLEEPING BAG IS FORBIDDEN.
According to the City Council resolution n. 174/2012 of 05/21/2012, from September 1st, 2012 the City of Bologna will introduce the city tax, applied to non-residents overnight staying, for a maximum of 5 consecutive nights. The tourism tax rate is Euro 0,50 per night per person. Under 14 are tax exempt.
Bologna is also an excellent base for visiting other Italian art cities such as Florence, Venice, Verona, Padua, Mantua, Ferrara, Modena, Parma, Ravenna.
The hostel is a welcoming place in particular for young people, families, school trips and sport organizations. You will be welcomed by our staff that fluently speaks English, French and Spanish.
We offer our guests: free WiFi service, fridge, fax service, tourist brochures, laundry, parking, pizza free delivery service, luggage room, various games such as Jenga, Chess, cards, book-swapping, machines with hot and cold drinks, postal service. Bus tickets are sold in reception. Basketball playground. Shopping center in the surroundings. POSSIBILTY OF CHAUFFEUR SERVICE 24/7. USING SLEEPING BAG IS FORBIDDEN.
According to the City Council resolution n. 174/2012 of 05/21/2012, from September 1st, 2012 the City of Bologna will introduce the city tax, applied to non-residents overnight staying, for a maximum of 5 consecutive nights. The tourism tax rate is Euro 0,50 per night per person. Under 14 are tax exempt.
Hostel bed capacity
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Total beds |
| Number of rooms: | 3 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 113 |
Opening times
| Opening times (daily/weekly): | Open all days - reception staffed 24 hrs. Check-out 10.00 am, check-in from 2.00 pm. The rooms are closed from 10.00 am until 2.00 pm for cleaning. Breakfast 7.30 am - 9.30 am. |
| Opening times (over the year): | All year round. |
Street Map and Route Planning
Directions
| Bus: | We recommend you to buy the bus ticket before boarding. Ticket machines are not on all buses. Get off at the stop called San Sisto, which is a few metres away, right in front of the hostel (it takes about 20 minutes to reach us). - Bus n° 93 (it leaves every half an hour) direction Granarolo, Baricella or Mondonuovo (every day till 8:00 p.m.)in Via Irnerio (bus stop 'Sferisterio' close to Piazza VIII Agosto). - n° 21b (it leaves every hour) direction San Sisto (every day from 8:40 p.m. to 12:40 p.m.). The bus stop is across the street from the railway station under the portico. - n° 302 (only on Saturday) from Piazza dei Martiri (bus stop "Piazza dei Martiri") at 23:47 and at 1:45. From the airport take the shuttle BLQ and get off in Via Indipendenza (bus stop 'Arena del Sole' and go to Via Irnerio to take the bus n°93) before 8 p.m. or at the train station (after 8 p.m. to take the bus 21/B). |
| Parking: | Parking for cars and buses. |
| Location: | 6 km from the city centre and the railway station and 3 km from the exhibition centre. By car: exit n°9 San Donato of the expressway (tangenziale in italian) and follow signs to "Ostello San Sisto". |
| Rail: | 6 Km Bologna Centrale |
| Airport: | Bologna International Airport 10 km - Ryanair flights from/to the main destinations such as Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Ibiza, London, Madrid, Paris, Porto, Warsaw. |
Group Facilities
 | Single/double rooms for leaders and drivers | | Non smoking room/area |
| Conference/seminar room(s) | | Full meal service |
| Parking for coaches | | Towel service available |
Attractions
| Museums/art galleries nearby | | Historical sites nearby |
| Main attractions nearby | | Nightlife nearby |
| Restaurants nearby | | Shopping centre/market nearby |
Facilities
 | Family rooms available |  | Suitable for wheelchair users |
 | Breakfast in price |  | Hostel open 24h |
 | TV room |  | Groups welcome |
 | Common room(s) |  | Sheets in price |
 | Laundry facilities |  | Internet access |
 | Credit card accepted |  | Meals available |
 | Individual traveller welcome |  | Luggage Store |
 | Lockers available |  | Non smoking room/area |
 | Basic store available at or near the hostel |  | Garden |
 | Playground |
