MTC cost guide

Bologna: station bases, airport Pay&Go and meal cover charges

NH De La Gare and Mercure make station access part of the comparison; check the AC hotel’s onward route to the historic core. The named meal reference is outside the core at Via San Donato 178, so its price is a benchmark, not a promise of effortless daily dining from every hotel. Each traveller needs a separate payment card or device for airport Pay&Go.

Scope, dates and party

These are dated ground-cost illustrations for two adults sharing one room, six nights over seven days, 19–25 January 2027. They cover Historic city centre and food/cultural itinerary; Modena and regional factory tours separate. Hotel prices are public room-table observations from 2 October 2026, not checkout-reconciled quotes. Flights, visas and insurance are excluded. They are not bookable, not quotes, and not year-round ranges or calculator defaults.

What is specific to this budget

  • Compare historic-centre walking access with station-side accommodation. The AC hotel comparison requires checking the onward route to the historic core. Modena and motor-factory tours need separate budgets. Do not assume Asinelli Tower access: the official tourism page currently reports a maintenance closure.
  • Choose a hotel against the specific city route and keep named admissions separate from general activity allowances.
  • Arrival is modelled from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ). Marconi Express Pay&Go: each adult uses their own card/device and taps in and out using that same instrument. two adults 46.60. One card cannot admit both adults. Onward hotel transfer separate, January fare recheck.

The three sampled rooms, where they are and their restrictions

Compare historic-centre walking access with station-side accommodation. The AC hotel comparison requires checking the onward route to the historic core. Modena and motor-factory tours need separate budgets. Do not assume Asinelli Tower access: the official tourism page currently reports a maintenance closure.

Mercure Bologna Centro: Renovated Twin Superior Room; room only.

AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott: Standard Twin Room, Guest room, 2 Twin/Single Beds; room only.

NH Bologna De La Gare: Standard Double or Twin Room; room only.

Breakfast credits, cancellation and payment

Mercure Bologna Centro: no breakfast included — all 14 breakfasts budgeted.

AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott: no breakfast included — all 14 breakfasts budgeted.

NH Bologna De La Gare: no breakfast included — all 14 breakfasts budgeted.

Mercure Bologna Centro: Non-refundable; pay online.

AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott: Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; no prepayment.

NH Bologna De La Gare: Free cancellation before 12 January 2027; no prepayment; bed preference subject to availability.

Named meals and how charges are treated

Lunch and dinner use Villa Meraville as named-menu benchmarks, counted once. They are not a promise of daily opening, availability or a reservation, and not a seven-day dining plan. A per-person coperto is counted at every lunch and dinner sitting. The restaurant is on Via San Donato, away from the historic core, so it is not a central walking-base claim.

No reserve is added to these totals; that is not a claim that every tax or fee is zero. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added.

Airport, onward travel and excluded trips

Arrival is modelled from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ). Marconi Express Pay&Go: each adult uses their own card/device and taps in and out using that same instrument. two adults 46.60. One card cannot admit both adults. Onward hotel transfer separate, January fare recheck.

Historic city centre and food/cultural itinerary; Modena and regional factory tours separate.

Decision summary

Pick the room whose location, restriction and cancellation terms fit your trip first, then compare totals. A lower observed room price does not mean lower quality, and a higher one does not mean better. Reconfirm the exact room, board, terms and any local charges with the provider before booking; final bills and future availability are not verified.

Six-night hotel samples are a comparison baseline, not a required trip length. All food, mobility and activity allowances must remain labeled estimates. Recheck room terms before booking.

How long should I allow? About 3 days for this city scope, adjusted to your pace; the six-night price baseline is separate.

Which trips are included? Compare historic-centre walking access with station-side accommodation. The AC hotel comparison requires checking the onward route to the historic core. Modena and motor-factory tours need separate budgets. Do not assume Asinelli Tower access: the official tourism page currently reports a maintenance closure.

Are prices guaranteed? No. These are dated observations and planning models with explicit assumptions, not guaranteed booking totals.

Dated cost examples

Six dated, itemised examples from 2027-01-19 to 2027-01-25: 6 nights and 7 days for two adults sharing one room, which is 14 person-days. Prices are as observed in October 2026, cover ground costs only, and are not multiplied out to other party sizes or trip lengths.

Dated planning illustration for two adults sharing one room, 19–25 January 2027: seven days and six nights, flights excluded. Hotel prices are public room-table observations from 2 October 2026, not checkout-reconciled quotes or held rooms. Breakfast, water, drinks, activities and marked transport lines are MTC gross estimates, not supplier quotes or free attractions. Not bookable, not a quote and not an annual or calculator default; do not scale it linearly to a different party.

No reserve is added to these totals; that is not a claim that every tax or fee is zero. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. Lunch and dinner use Villa Meraville as named-menu benchmarks, counted once. They are not a promise of daily opening, availability or a reservation, and not a seven-day dining plan. A per-person coperto is counted at every lunch and dinner sitting. The restaurant is on Via San Donato, away from the historic core, so it is not a central walking-base claim. Menu charges: Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported. Every total shows its reserve and the subtotal before it. Each example is headed by its hotel's name; the order follows room price, not quality.

Mercure Bologna Centro · Example A

Total for two adults

2,031.50 USD

No reserve is added (0.00 USD). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,031.50 USD, the same as the total. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. This is not a claim that every tax or fee is zero or that the bill has been reconciled; unlisted charges are unknown. Non-refundable; pay online. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations for 19–25 January 2027 observed 2 October 2026; future availability is not guaranteed, and deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality.

145.11 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 708 EUR (stay) = 708 EUR ≈ 799.90 USD

    Source-backed: Mercure Bologna Centro — Renovated Twin Superior Room. 708.00 EUR for six nights. Renovated Twin Superior Room; room only; Non-refundable; pay online; Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 8 EUR (person-breakfast) = 112 EUR ≈ 126.54 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): MTC gross breakfast allowance, not a hotel/café quote. Included hotel breakfasts credited once.

  • Lunch per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 16 EUR (person-lunch) = 224 EUR ≈ 253.08 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Dinner per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 22 EUR (person-dinner) = 308 EUR ≈ 347.98 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Cover charge (coperto) per person per sitting

    28 × 3 EUR (person-sitting) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    Source-backed: Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Bottled water allowance per adult per day

    14 × 0.48 EUR (adult-day) = 6.72 EUR ≈ 7.59 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross MTC retail-water buffer, not a verified bottle quote; no unspecified complimentary quantity deducted.

  • Local transport allowance per adult per day

    14 × 6 EUR (adult-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross urban mobility allowance, not a fare quote or guarantee of restaurant transfers. Historic city centre and food/cultural itinerary; Modena and regional factory tours separate.

  • Optional activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): No specific admission, match ticket, spa access, island boat, ski pass or regional excursion promised.

  • Airport return ticket per adult (current public fare)

    2 × 23.3 EUR (adult) = 46.6 EUR ≈ 52.65 USD

    Source-backed: Marconi Express Pay&Go: each adult uses their own card/device and taps in and out using that same instrument. Return within 30 days costs 12.80+10.50=23.30 EUR each; two adults 46.60. One card cannot admit both adults. Onward hotel transfer separate, January fare recheck.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 4 USD (party-day) = 28 USD ≈ 28.00 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross optional extra-drinks allowance outside included meal drinks; water, included Bath tea/coffee and desserts not duplicated; alcohol excluded.

Hotel: Mercure Bologna Centro — Renovated Twin Superior Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online

Mercure Bologna Centro · Example B

Total for two adults

2,332.03 USD

No reserve is added (0.00 USD). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,332.03 USD, the same as the total. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. This is not a claim that every tax or fee is zero or that the bill has been reconciled; unlisted charges are unknown. Non-refundable; pay online. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations for 19–25 January 2027 observed 2 October 2026; future availability is not guaranteed, and deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality.

166.57 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 708 EUR (stay) = 708 EUR ≈ 799.90 USD

    Source-backed: Mercure Bologna Centro — Renovated Twin Superior Room. 708.00 EUR for six nights. Renovated Twin Superior Room; room only; Non-refundable; pay online; Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 8 EUR (person-breakfast) = 112 EUR ≈ 126.54 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): MTC gross breakfast allowance, not a hotel/café quote. Included hotel breakfasts credited once.

  • Lunch per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 16 EUR (person-lunch) = 224 EUR ≈ 253.08 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Dinner per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 41 EUR (person-dinner) = 574 EUR ≈ 648.51 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Cover charge (coperto) per person per sitting

    28 × 3 EUR (person-sitting) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    Source-backed: Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Bottled water allowance per adult per day

    14 × 0.48 EUR (adult-day) = 6.72 EUR ≈ 7.59 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross MTC retail-water buffer, not a verified bottle quote; no unspecified complimentary quantity deducted.

  • Local transport allowance per adult per day

    14 × 6 EUR (adult-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross urban mobility allowance, not a fare quote or guarantee of restaurant transfers. Historic city centre and food/cultural itinerary; Modena and regional factory tours separate.

  • Optional activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): No specific admission, match ticket, spa access, island boat, ski pass or regional excursion promised.

  • Airport return ticket per adult (current public fare)

    2 × 23.3 EUR (adult) = 46.6 EUR ≈ 52.65 USD

    Source-backed: Marconi Express Pay&Go: each adult uses their own card/device and taps in and out using that same instrument. Return within 30 days costs 12.80+10.50=23.30 EUR each; two adults 46.60. One card cannot admit both adults. Onward hotel transfer separate, January fare recheck.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 4 USD (party-day) = 28 USD ≈ 28.00 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross optional extra-drinks allowance outside included meal drinks; water, included Bath tea/coffee and desserts not duplicated; alcohol excluded.

Hotel: Mercure Bologna Centro — Renovated Twin Superior Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online

AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott · Example A

Total for two adults

2,207.75 USD

No reserve is added (0.00 USD). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,207.75 USD, the same as the total. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. This is not a claim that every tax or fee is zero or that the bill has been reconciled; unlisted charges are unknown. Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; no prepayment. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations for 19–25 January 2027 observed 2 October 2026; future availability is not guaranteed, and deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality.

157.70 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 864 EUR (stay) = 864 EUR ≈ 976.15 USD

    Source-backed: AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott — Standard Twin Room, Guest room, 2 Twin/Single Beds. 864.00 EUR for six nights. Standard Twin Room, Guest room, 2 Twin/Single Beds; room only; Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; no prepayment; Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 8 EUR (person-breakfast) = 112 EUR ≈ 126.54 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): MTC gross breakfast allowance, not a hotel/café quote. Included hotel breakfasts credited once.

  • Lunch per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 16 EUR (person-lunch) = 224 EUR ≈ 253.08 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Dinner per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 22 EUR (person-dinner) = 308 EUR ≈ 347.98 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Cover charge (coperto) per person per sitting

    28 × 3 EUR (person-sitting) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    Source-backed: Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Bottled water allowance per adult per day

    14 × 0.48 EUR (adult-day) = 6.72 EUR ≈ 7.59 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross MTC retail-water buffer, not a verified bottle quote; no unspecified complimentary quantity deducted.

  • Local transport allowance per adult per day

    14 × 6 EUR (adult-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross urban mobility allowance, not a fare quote or guarantee of restaurant transfers. Historic city centre and food/cultural itinerary; Modena and regional factory tours separate.

  • Optional activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): No specific admission, match ticket, spa access, island boat, ski pass or regional excursion promised.

  • Airport return ticket per adult (current public fare)

    2 × 23.3 EUR (adult) = 46.6 EUR ≈ 52.65 USD

    Source-backed: Marconi Express Pay&Go: each adult uses their own card/device and taps in and out using that same instrument. Return within 30 days costs 12.80+10.50=23.30 EUR each; two adults 46.60. One card cannot admit both adults. Onward hotel transfer separate, January fare recheck.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 4 USD (party-day) = 28 USD ≈ 28.00 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross optional extra-drinks allowance outside included meal drinks; water, included Bath tea/coffee and desserts not duplicated; alcohol excluded.

Hotel: AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott — Standard Twin Room, Guest room, 2 Twin/Single Beds; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; no prepayment

AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott · Example B

Total for two adults

2,508.28 USD

No reserve is added (0.00 USD). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,508.28 USD, the same as the total. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. This is not a claim that every tax or fee is zero or that the bill has been reconciled; unlisted charges are unknown. Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; no prepayment. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations for 19–25 January 2027 observed 2 October 2026; future availability is not guaranteed, and deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality.

179.16 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 864 EUR (stay) = 864 EUR ≈ 976.15 USD

    Source-backed: AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott — Standard Twin Room, Guest room, 2 Twin/Single Beds. 864.00 EUR for six nights. Standard Twin Room, Guest room, 2 Twin/Single Beds; room only; Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; no prepayment; Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 8 EUR (person-breakfast) = 112 EUR ≈ 126.54 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): MTC gross breakfast allowance, not a hotel/café quote. Included hotel breakfasts credited once.

  • Lunch per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 16 EUR (person-lunch) = 224 EUR ≈ 253.08 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Dinner per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 41 EUR (person-dinner) = 574 EUR ≈ 648.51 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Cover charge (coperto) per person per sitting

    28 × 3 EUR (person-sitting) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    Source-backed: Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Bottled water allowance per adult per day

    14 × 0.48 EUR (adult-day) = 6.72 EUR ≈ 7.59 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross MTC retail-water buffer, not a verified bottle quote; no unspecified complimentary quantity deducted.

  • Local transport allowance per adult per day

    14 × 6 EUR (adult-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross urban mobility allowance, not a fare quote or guarantee of restaurant transfers. Historic city centre and food/cultural itinerary; Modena and regional factory tours separate.

  • Optional activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): No specific admission, match ticket, spa access, island boat, ski pass or regional excursion promised.

  • Airport return ticket per adult (current public fare)

    2 × 23.3 EUR (adult) = 46.6 EUR ≈ 52.65 USD

    Source-backed: Marconi Express Pay&Go: each adult uses their own card/device and taps in and out using that same instrument. Return within 30 days costs 12.80+10.50=23.30 EUR each; two adults 46.60. One card cannot admit both adults. Onward hotel transfer separate, January fare recheck.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 4 USD (party-day) = 28 USD ≈ 28.00 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross optional extra-drinks allowance outside included meal drinks; water, included Bath tea/coffee and desserts not duplicated; alcohol excluded.

Hotel: AC Hotel Bologna by Marriott — Standard Twin Room, Guest room, 2 Twin/Single Beds; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 19 January 2027; no prepayment

NH Bologna De La Gare · Example A

Total for two adults

2,246.16 USD

No reserve is added (0.00 USD). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,246.16 USD, the same as the total. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. This is not a claim that every tax or fee is zero or that the bill has been reconciled; unlisted charges are unknown. Free cancellation before 12 January 2027; no prepayment; bed preference subject to availability. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations for 19–25 January 2027 observed 2 October 2026; future availability is not guaranteed, and deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality.

160.44 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 898 EUR (stay) = 898 EUR ≈ 1,014.56 USD

    Source-backed: NH Bologna De La Gare — Standard Double or Twin Room. 898.00 EUR for six nights. Standard Double or Twin Room; room only; Free cancellation before 12 January 2027; no prepayment; bed preference subject to availability; Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 8 EUR (person-breakfast) = 112 EUR ≈ 126.54 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): MTC gross breakfast allowance, not a hotel/café quote. Included hotel breakfasts credited once.

  • Lunch per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 16 EUR (person-lunch) = 224 EUR ≈ 253.08 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Dinner per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 22 EUR (person-dinner) = 308 EUR ≈ 347.98 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Cover charge (coperto) per person per sitting

    28 × 3 EUR (person-sitting) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    Source-backed: Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Bottled water allowance per adult per day

    14 × 0.48 EUR (adult-day) = 6.72 EUR ≈ 7.59 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross MTC retail-water buffer, not a verified bottle quote; no unspecified complimentary quantity deducted.

  • Local transport allowance per adult per day

    14 × 6 EUR (adult-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross urban mobility allowance, not a fare quote or guarantee of restaurant transfers. Historic city centre and food/cultural itinerary; Modena and regional factory tours separate.

  • Optional activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): No specific admission, match ticket, spa access, island boat, ski pass or regional excursion promised.

  • Airport return ticket per adult (current public fare)

    2 × 23.3 EUR (adult) = 46.6 EUR ≈ 52.65 USD

    Source-backed: Marconi Express Pay&Go: each adult uses their own card/device and taps in and out using that same instrument. Return within 30 days costs 12.80+10.50=23.30 EUR each; two adults 46.60. One card cannot admit both adults. Onward hotel transfer separate, January fare recheck.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 4 USD (party-day) = 28 USD ≈ 28.00 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross optional extra-drinks allowance outside included meal drinks; water, included Bath tea/coffee and desserts not duplicated; alcohol excluded.

Hotel: NH Bologna De La Gare — Standard Double or Twin Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 12 January 2027; no prepayment; bed preference subject to availability

NH Bologna De La Gare · Example B

Total for two adults

2,546.69 USD

No reserve is added (0.00 USD). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,546.69 USD, the same as the total. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. This is not a claim that every tax or fee is zero or that the bill has been reconciled; unlisted charges are unknown. Free cancellation before 12 January 2027; no prepayment; bed preference subject to availability. Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations for 19–25 January 2027 observed 2 October 2026; future availability is not guaranteed, and deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality.

181.91 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 898 EUR (stay) = 898 EUR ≈ 1,014.56 USD

    Source-backed: NH Bologna De La Gare — Standard Double or Twin Room. 898.00 EUR for six nights. Standard Double or Twin Room; room only; Free cancellation before 12 January 2027; no prepayment; bed preference subject to availability; Provider headline displays taxes and charges included; final bill/unlisted fees not reconciled. No duplicate VAT added.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 8 EUR (person-breakfast) = 112 EUR ≈ 126.54 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): MTC gross breakfast allowance, not a hotel/café quote. Included hotel breakfasts credited once.

  • Lunch per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 16 EUR (person-lunch) = 224 EUR ≈ 253.08 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Dinner per adult (named menu benchmark)

    14 × 41 EUR (person-dinner) = 574 EUR ≈ 648.51 USD

    Source-backed: Villa Meraville: Ricotta tortelloni butter/sage 16; chicken/tomato/rocket/grana 16+roast potatoes 6; B spinach flan 12+same 22+crema catalana 7. Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Cover charge (coperto) per person per sitting

    28 × 3 EUR (person-sitting) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    Source-backed: Coperto 3 per person per sitting, apply 28 times across 14 lunches 14 dinners. No extra percentage unsupported.

  • Bottled water allowance per adult per day

    14 × 0.48 EUR (adult-day) = 6.72 EUR ≈ 7.59 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross MTC retail-water buffer, not a verified bottle quote; no unspecified complimentary quantity deducted.

  • Local transport allowance per adult per day

    14 × 6 EUR (adult-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross urban mobility allowance, not a fare quote or guarantee of restaurant transfers. Historic city centre and food/cultural itinerary; Modena and regional factory tours separate.

  • Optional activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): No specific admission, match ticket, spa access, island boat, ski pass or regional excursion promised.

  • Airport return ticket per adult (current public fare)

    2 × 23.3 EUR (adult) = 46.6 EUR ≈ 52.65 USD

    Source-backed: Marconi Express Pay&Go: each adult uses their own card/device and taps in and out using that same instrument. Return within 30 days costs 12.80+10.50=23.30 EUR each; two adults 46.60. One card cannot admit both adults. Onward hotel transfer separate, January fare recheck.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 4 USD (party-day) = 28 USD ≈ 28.00 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Gross optional extra-drinks allowance outside included meal drinks; water, included Bath tea/coffee and desserts not duplicated; alcohol excluded.

Hotel: NH Bologna De La Gare — Standard Double or Twin Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 12 January 2027; no prepayment; bed preference subject to availability

Not included: Flights, Visas and insurance, Shopping, optional tips and regional trips, Refundable deposits and card holds

Reference exchange rates dated 2026-10-01: 1 EUR = 1.1298 USD. Your card rate at payment may differ.

Rate source as recorded in the research: ECB euro reference rates, 1 October 2026, crossed through EUR 1 = USD 1.1298; the VND rate is a reference cross, not a cash or card trade quote

Practical notes

Arrival is modelled from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ). Marconi Express Pay&Go: each adult uses their own card/device and taps in and out using that same instrument. Return within 30 days costs 12.80+10.50=23.30 EUR each; two adults 46.60. One card cannot admit both adults. Onward hotel transfer separate, January fare recheck. Six-night hotel samples are a comparison baseline, not a required trip length. All food, mobility and activity allowances must remain labeled estimates. Recheck room terms before booking.

Limits of these examples

Covers Historic city centre and food/cultural itinerary; Modena and regional factory tours separate. Prices are dated snapshots for 19–25 January 2027, not year-round ranges or calculator defaults; exact checkout totals were not verified.

Cost sources (5)

Compiled and totalled by My Travel Choices (MTC) from the dated sources credited with each example. Research estimates, not bookable offers. How we build these examples · Cite this guide

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