Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Palazzo Bezzi, Ravenna
Facts in brief
Official star rating 4 Superior
Location In the historic centre of Ravenna, 100m from the Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo.
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Bologna
Distance from airport 50 minutes by car
Closest railway station Ravenna
Distance from railway station 7 minutes’ walk
Hotel facilities and services
Lounge bar with billiards table, breakfast room and private garden, rooftop terrace with solarium and panoramic city views, wellness centre with hammam, sauna, sensory shower, massage and beauty treatments, gym, room service, walking tours, valet parking and free parking, laundry service, and 24hr front desk.
Complimentary
Wi-Fi and gym
Out and about nearby
Ravenna's most celebrated mosaic monuments are within easy walking distance of the hotel. The Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, just 100m away, contains a magnificent 6th century mosaic procession of martyrs and virgins lining the nave walls, and the Neonian Baptistery – one of the city's oldest UNESCO monuments – features a glittering dome mosaic in gold, blue, and white. Around 900m away, the Basilica di San Vitale houses the city's most famous Byzantine mosaics, including the imperial portraits of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora, alongside the adjacent Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, whose alabaster windows filter light over an extraordinary star-studded vault. Dante's Tomb lies approximately 300m from the hotel – an elegant neoclassical mausoleum marking the final resting place of the poet who spent his last years in Ravenna – and the lively Piazza del Popolo, with its Renaissance arcades, is around 8 minutes away on foot. The Mercato Coperto, a beautifully restored covered market hall, is the ideal place to sample piadina Romagnola, handmade pasta, aged Parmigiano Reggiano, and fresh Adriatic produce. A short drive or taxi ride of around 5–6km brings visitors to the magnificent Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Classis Ravenna archaeological museum, while the Adriatic coast at Marina di Ravenna is approximately 20 minutes away by car; the stylish resort town of Cervia – with its Blue Flag beaches and historic Saline di Cervia salt pans – lies roughly 21km south. Faenza, the historic home of majolica ceramics and its impressive International Museum of Ceramics, is 30–40 minutes by car, Bologna is reachable in 60–90 minutes by train, and the Renaissance UNESCO city of Ferrara is approximately an hour and 15 minutes to the north-west.
Sports nearby
Cycling and walking.
We had an excellent holiday in all respects and are very grateful for your suggested choices, arrangements and friendly communications. Thanks to all concerned.Mrs T, May 2026
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Classic double room for 3 nights
From about
Holiday Code EXH46258
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Palazzo Bezzi, Ravenna
Palazzo Bezzi was built by Count Filippo Bezzi on the site of the ancient Ghezzo family home, renovated around 1788 as a noble family residence. The building was never entirely completed, lending its pale cream façade – with an asymmetric ashlar doorway, balcony, and large framed window – an understated, characterful quality. Inside, a marble stairway rises from a grand entrance hall with iron railings, and vaulted ceilings recall the building's aristocratic past. Converted into a hotel in 2013, the palazzo now offers 31 rooms across five floors, where contemporary interiors contrast deliberately with the historic fabric of the building. Rooms are finished in parquet throughout, decorated in white or pastel shades, and furnished with fine fabrics and materials that reference Ravenna's Byzantine heritage – pearly marble and dark varnished oak feature prominently. Some rooms overlook the city's rooftops; the two top-floor panoramic rooms offer the most elevated views, each with a separate tub and shower. Dining at Palazzo Bezzi centres on an acclaimed breakfast buffet, served in the breakfast room, the private walled garden in fine weather, or in-room; a lounge bar with billiards table and room service round out the offering. Facilities include a rooftop sun terrace with solarium, a picturesque private enclosed garden, and a wellness centre offering hammam, sauna, sensory shower, and a full range of massage and beauty treatments, available on an exclusive-use basis. The hotel's greatest charm comes from its central location and deep connection to the marvels of Ravenna.
Room descriptions
Palazzo Bezzi has 31 rooms, each with air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, minibar, LED TV, bidet, vanity mirror, toiletries, hairdryer, safe, robes and slippers, and room service.
We had an excellent holiday in all respects and are very grateful for your suggested choices, arrangements and friendly communications. Thanks to all concerned.Mrs T, May 2026
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Classic double room for 3 nights
From about
Holiday Code EXH46258
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Palazzo Bezzi, Ravenna
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to Palazzo Bezzi, the most convenient option is to fly into Bologna G. Marconi International Airport, around 60km away, and either collect a hire car or take a direct train to Ravenna – a journey of 60–90 minutes. The hotel is a 10 minute walk from Ravenna Station. We can also arrange transfers directly from the airport or station. Ravenna's flat, largely pedestrianised centre is well suited to exploring on foot or by bicycle, though a car is useful for day trips to the coast, Faenza, Ferrara, or Bologna.
Additional information
Children: Palazzo Bezzi welcomes children.
We had an excellent holiday in all respects and are very grateful for your suggested choices, arrangements and friendly communications. Thanks to all concerned.Mrs T, May 2026
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Classic double room for 3 nights
From about
Holiday Code EXH46258
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Palazzo Bezzi, Ravenna
About Rome
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Rome is a trip to the capital city of Italy and, as the capital city of the Roman Empire, a place which was widely regarded as the birth place of western civilisation. The city has a unique atmosphere of any in Italy, due to its huge wealth of sites to see, dating back not just from the Roman era, but from mediaeval and Renaissance periods as well and you could spend a lifetime visiting all the historical and architectural sites the city has to offer. Most visitors come to Rome to see the foundations of the Roman Empire in the form of the Colosseum, The Forum Romanum and the Circus Maximus, to name but a few. However, visitors nearly always allow time for a visit to the Vatican Museum and the Basilica of St Peter, even if they choose not to visit any other non-Roman historical sites! The variety of places to visit in Rome can be over whelming and it is best to plan in advance what you wish to see within the time you have and stick to it, rather than planning whilst you are there. The historic centre is perfectly manageable on foot as it is in fact quite compact. However, there is a comprehensive metro system that runs around the historic centre, rather than through it (for obvious reasons), with its intersection at the main Rome Termini station. The two lines of the metro are easy to navigate and can be a swift and inexpensive way of reaching monuments or museums which are further away from each other.
Highlights of Rome
If the monuments, museums and historical sites become too overwhelming then Rome is also the perfect place for a spot of retail therapy, particularly shoes and clothes. The Apian way just outside the city is where a large proportion of the Roman catacombs are, as well as the baths of Caracalla. There are also numerous famous gardens in and around Rome namely the Borghese Gardens, The Gardens of Villa Doria Pamphili, Villa Torlonia, Villa Ada and the Park of Aqueducts.
Cultural highlights of Rome
The Colosseum, The Forum, The Pantheon, Circus Maximus, Domus Aurea, Trajan’s Market, The Vatican Museum, The Basilica of St Peter, The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, The Capitoline Museum, The Borghese Gallery.
Festivals in Rome
The Estate Romana is a festival which lasts throughout the summer months and encompasses many cultural activities including concerts and street performances. The Noantri Festival is at the beginning of July and has its roots in early Christianity. The statue of the Vergine del Carmine is carried through the streets of the Trastevere district of Rome and there is much feasting and merriment. There are numerous arts and antiques fairs which take place in the autumn in Rome and the city attracts a wide range of musicians and art collections throughout the year.
Gastronomy in Rome
The gastronomy of Rome is hearty but simple, based on numerous ways of cooking fresh vegetables, particularly artichokes and courgettes (zucchini), salt cod, hearty soups and meat sauces and various pasta shapes and tomato sauces, particularly using garlic and chilli. The most famous wines of the area are the Frascati wines, however the area to the south also produces excellent Cesanese wines.
