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Hotel Balbi vs Hotel Bristol Palace

Hotel Balbi and Hotel Bristol Palace are both highly recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Hotel Bristol Palace is preferred by most reviewers compared to Hotel Balbi. Hotel Bristol Palace is ranked #1 in Genoa with praise from 10 reviews such as The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and DK Eyewitness.

Hotel Balbi
Hotel Balbi
7 / 10
Via Balbi 21/3, 16126 Genoa
From $49 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Concierge
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DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"This family hotel is set in a historic building with decorative frescoes on the ceilings and original parquet floors. The Balbi is in the city centre, near Stazione Principe, the port..."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Spacious bedrooms with frescoed ceilings at this family-run hotel."
Hotel Bristol Palace
Hotel Bristol Palace
8 / 10
Via XX Settembre 35, 16121 Genoa
From $125 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
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Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Traditionally Genoa’s grandest hotel, the Bristol Palace is on the city’s most elegant shopping street, close to Old Genoa."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Housed in a 19th-century palazzo, the decor is sumptuous, with a grand sweeping staircase, elegant rooms, spacious public rooms and a bar."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Grand old pile near Stazione Brignole, full of antique furniture, old masters and an Edwardian sense of order and discretion."
Star Service Star Service
"This fun and fanciful traditional hotel provides Genova's most authentic period pomp, combining the classic palace hotel attributes some travelers love with a few updated contemporary touches." Full review
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Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The Hotel Bristol Palace certainly stands out as one of the Genoa's more elegant upscale properties, and features a genuinely stunning spiral staircase." Full review
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