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( 059 21 03 03;
www.hotelsangeminiano.it
;
Viale Moreali 41; s/d €60/80; )
Geminiano's
slightly off-centre location and dark, unspectacular rooms are saved by steady-Eddie ser-
vice and a salt-of-the-earth restaurant next door, which serves shockingly economical piz-
zas (€4.50), and pesto sauce that tastes like it's been dug straight out of the Emiliano soil.
Ostello San Filippo Neri
( 059 23 45 98;
www.ostellomodena.it
;
Via Santa Orsola 48-52; dm/s/d €18.50/25/40; )
Modena's businesslike HI hostel has 80 beds in single-sex dorms and family units. Pluses
include disabled access, capacious lockers, uncrowded rooms (maximum three beds per
dorm) and a bike-storage area. Drawbacks are the 10am to 2pm lockout and no breakfast
(though you can bring takeaway food into the hostel's dining area).
HOSTEL
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Hotel Cervetta 5
( 059 23 84 47;
www.hotelcervetta5.com
;
Via Cervetta 5; s/d/tr €80/120/155; )
Cervetta is
about as posh as Modena gets without pampering to the convention crowd. A location ad-
jacent to intimate Piazza Grande is complemented by quasi-boutique facilities, clean,
modern bathrooms and the latest in TV technology. Fruity breakfasts and wi-fi are in-
cluded; garage parking (€12) isn't.
HOTEL
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Canalgrande Hotel
( 059 21 71 60;
www.canalgrandehotel.it
;
Corso Canalgrande 6; s/d €90/120; )
A venerable
Modenese institution, the Canalgrande exudes old-school elegance with its acres of
marble, gilt-framed paintings, sparkling chandeliers and a spacious terrace overlooking
the garden out back. Parking costs €12.
HOTEL
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Eating
Modena would easily make a top-10 list of best Italian culinary towns. The beauty lies not
just in the food, but in the way it is unpretentiously presented in nondescript restaurants
up blind alleys or hidden inside office blocks, often without signage.
Trattoria Aldina
TRATTORIA
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