La Bella Modena Centro

Central yet Quiet Location: Most reviews highlight proximity to Modena’s old town, Duomo, and Gallerie Estense , with a peaceful environment despite being near the city center.

Chic room in center of town with modern facilities (big safe, spacious bathroom, well-functioning aircon and good internet) but unfortunately a tiny fridge that can't really store anything but a few cans and yet produces a lot of noise if you can't figure out how to turn it off. (Tip: difficult to see since everything is quite dark, the switch is on the left inside the fridge and there are three levels, the "off" mode is in the middle). There is also a common area in the basement for free coffee, tea and water. Try to get a room on the ground floor (still there were a few steps) if you don't want to carry luggage up the stairs. The view is the same garden/parking lot anyway. For parking, remember to book it in advance so one can be reserved on the secured premises for the night. After you check out, you will still nevertheless need to park the car on a street close by showing a sticker prepared for you and to be found in the room upon check-in. In May, street parking on same street was easy to find. As reception only runs for a short period of time in the morning, communication was done through email long in advance before the actual stay with full instructions and you will need to upload passport copies before security codes are given to you. A WhatsApp number was also provided and we used it to report a semi-clogging sink in our bathroom. Unfortunately they couldn't find a repairman to fix it for us though different staff did offer their apologies to us. Overall a very pleasant stay but expect some inconveniences as there was no reception most of the time.

A bit small, but well located and clean. A little lacking on amenities