Best Western City Hotel

Name

Best Western City Hotel

Legal name

City Hotel S.r.l.

Website

https://cityhotelbologna.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hotel Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Business & Corporate Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Hotel accommodation
• Hospitality services
• Meeting rooms
• Restaurant services
• Business travel lodging

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Room Accommodations: Primary revenue from hotel room bookings across room types: Classic, Superior, Family (up to 5 people), and Junior Suite. Revenue generated through Best Western's global distribution system, direct bookings, and OTA channels.
2. Food & Beverage: Restaurant 'Volta' serving traditional Bolognese cuisine with fresh seasonal ingredients, including Tagliatelle al Ragù, Tortellini, and Lasagne alla Bolognese. Open Monday to Saturday 7-10pm. American bar with garden for cocktails and aperitifs. Breakfast buffet service.
3. Ancillary Services: Revenue from parking (garage and external), meeting room rentals (2 rooms with capacity up to 45 people), wellness and business packages (€8/night), and laundry/dry cleaner services.
4. Special Packages and Promotions: Bundled offerings including Sleep & Fly (1 night + parking up to 15 days), Early Booking (10% discount), and customized wellness/business packages generating incremental revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Best Western City Hotel is a four-star, 90-room hotel in Bologna offering accommodation across four room categories (Classic, Superior, Family, and Junior Suite), on-site food and beverage (Restaurant Volta serving traditional Bolognese cuisine, breakfast buffet, American bar), and meeting/event facilities (two configurable meeting rooms with combined capacity of up to 45 people). It serves business travelers, leisure tourists, and families, distributing rooms through the Best Western global franchise platform, its own website, OTAs, and the Best Western Rewards loyalty program, while offering add-on packages (Business, Wellness, Sleep & Fly, Early Booking).

Product overview

Best Western City Hotel is a 4-star hotel in Bologna offering accommodation and hospitality services. The property features 90 modern rooms across four categories (Classic, Superior, Family, and Junior Suite), an on-site restaurant (Volta) serving traditional Bolognese cuisine, a breakfast buffet, and an American bar. For business travelers, the hotel provides two meeting rooms (Forum 1 and Forum 2) that can be combined for up to 45 attendees, plus a Business Package add-on. The hotel also offers wellness services through partnerships with nearby spa facilities, and special packages including Wellness Package, Sleep & Fly (parking + stay), and Early Booking discounts. All services are integrated with the Best Western Rewards® loyalty program and booking platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Restaurant Volta: The hotel's restaurant offering traditional Bolognese cuisine with fresh and seasonal ingredients

Products and services

• Classic Room

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cooperativa CartieraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Ethical fashion laboratory that developed an ethically and socially sustainable production process in 2017. Employs people in disadvantaged conditions, recovering high-quality raw materials. Their leather and fabric accessories are showcased and sold at the hotel.
• Golinelli 1975coreOthersLocal meat supplier, a historic producer renowned for quality and raw material control. Located within 100km of the hotel, supporting the short supply chain initiative where 59% of goods suppliers are local. Contributes to restaurant's commitment to using fresh, traceable local ingredients.
• Pastificio Dal FiumecoreOthersArtisanal fresh pasta workshop known for daily production and carefully selected ingredients. Located within 100km of the hotel. Provides fresh handmade pasta for restaurant's traditional Bolognese dishes including Tagliatelle and Tortellini.
• DubleTroubleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSustainable fashion brand founded by Margherita and Caterina promoting circular and sustainable fashion through reuse of materials. Creates tortellini-shaped key rings from waste leather, sold at the hotel as 'sustainable souvenirs'.
• BWH Hotels Italia S.c.p.a.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorParent company of Best Western brand in Italy. Each BWH Hotels property is independently owned and operated. Franchisor provides global distribution system, booking platforms, Best Western Rewards loyalty program, and brand standards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NH Bologna De La Gare: NH Hotels 4-star property directly across from Bologna Centrale railway station, competing head-to-head for train-station business travelers with similar amenities and meeting facilities.
• Hotel Royal Carlton Bologna: 4-star property in central Bologna with similar business-traveler positioning, meeting rooms, and proximity to Bologna Fiere and the railway station.
• Starhotels Excelsior Bologna: 4-star upscale hotel in Bologna competing for the same business and leisure travelers near the central station. Comparable room count, service level, and corporate-event capability.
• UNA Hotels Bologna Centro: Italian 4-star business-oriented hotel chain property in central Bologna targeting similar business and leisure travelers with comparable meeting facilities.
• Best Western Hotel San Donato: Another Best Western-branded 4-star property in the Bologna area operating under the same BWH Hotels Italia franchise system. Direct comparable in terms of brand standards, distribution access, and target traveler segments (business and leisure).
• Mercure Bologna Centro: Accor's Mercure-branded 4-star hotel in central Bologna, comparable in segment (mid-upscale), customer base (business and leisure), and city-center business-traveler focus.
• Hilton Garden Inn Bologna: Internationally branded 4-star hotel in the Bologna area targeting business travelers with standardized service levels and meeting infrastructure comparable to Best Western City Hotel.

Regional players

• Hotel Bologna Airport (BLQ area): Bologna-area hotel near Marconi Airport competing for the same airport-driven transient demand (the Sleep & Fly package positioning is shared).
• Hotel Cosmopolitan Bologna: Bologna 4-star hotel competing in the same mid-upscale business and family-traveler segment with comparable room, F&B, and event offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Holiday Inn Bologna: Major international mid-scale hotel chain property serving similar business and leisure travelers in the Bologna market under the IHG brand system.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/best-western-city-hotel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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