For couples who love big-hitting art and architecture but don’t want the “big-city” pace, it hits a sweet spot: a calm, design-forward base where you can spend your days drifting between mosaics, cloisters and quiet streets — then come back to a genuinely restful room and a small spa reset. It’s also well placed for rail travellers, around a five-minute walk from Ravenna station.

Travel planning

3  nights sharing a deluxe double room

Daily breakfast

Private transfer from Bologna airport

We often pair Palazzo Bezzi with Casa Bertagni in Bologna, then finish with sea-air decompression at Excelsior Lido & Spa in Pesaro — a journey that moves from grand city texture to mosaic wonder, then effortless coastline calm.

Compact, polished, and designed for couples who spend their days out in the city. Everything feels efficient and quiet — a smart “sleep well, step out early” base.

A little more breathing space for longer stays, with a calmer rhythm: return, shower, reset, head back out for aperitivo — or simply switch off.

This is where the stay starts to feel distinctly “Ravenna”: a comfortable, contemporary room, and in some cases a privileged outlook towards the city’s landmarks.

For couples who want their room to be part of the holiday — space to spread out, slow down, and enjoy a more unhurried start (or end) to the day.

Breakfast: A well-regarded, generous start — the sort that quietly sets you up for a full day on foot

Lunch & Dinner: Best enjoyed out — Ravenna rewards unplanned lunches in trattorias and simple osterie.

Dining outside the property: No need to be tied to hotel dining here; staff guidance and a short stroll will get you to the right table.

● Hotel Amenities 🏨

✓ Wellness area (sauna, Turkish bath, chromatic shower, relaxation zone)

✓ fitness

✓ 24-hour reception

✓ rooftop solarium/terrace feel

✓ concierge-style support

✓ affiliated garage nearby

● In-Room Amenities 🛏️

✓ Air conditioning

✓ Wi-Fi

✓ safe

✓ private bathroom

✓ modern comforts geared for short breaks and culture-led stays

Historic shell, modern confidence: A “best of both” approach — heritage setting with contemporary interiors that don’t fight for attention.

Garden moments: A quiet internal garden feel adds a rare pause button in a cultural city.

Rail-friendly logic: With the station a short walk away, it’s naturally suited to car-free itineraries.

📍 Basilica di San Vitale: ~10–15 mins on foot — Ravenna’s jaw-dropping Byzantine masterpiece.

📍 Mausoleo di Galla Placidia: ~10–15 mins on foot — small space, immense impact (go when your mind is freshest).

📍 Sant’Apollinare Nuovo: ~10 mins on foot — long mosaic narratives you’ll keep replaying later.

📍 Dante’s Tomb (Zona Dantesca): ~10–15 mins on foot — a quiet, poetic corner of the city.

📍 Battistero Neoniano & Battistero degli Ariani: short walk — luminous mosaics in two distinct moods.

📍 Museo d’Arte della Città di Ravenna: walkable — a lighter cultural counterpoint between the UNESCO “big hitters”.

📍 Classe (Sant’Apollinare in Classe): short taxi/bus ride — the “outside the centre” basilica that feels like a revelation.

📍 Bologna (by train): ~1 hour — a natural multi-centre pairing when you want porticoes, food culture and layered architecture.