Hotel near the Rimini Expo Centre: a practical guide for trade-fair visitors

A good share of our off-season guests come for the trade fairs. Exhibitors setting up the day before, visitors in town for two days, teams booking five rooms at once. After years of Sigep, Ecomondo and Beer & Food, we have learned what people working at the Expo actually need, and we have organised the hotel around it. Here is the practical guide, written by the people who check you in.

How far we are from the Expo Centre

The Rimini Expo Centre (IEG) is 2.2 km from the hotel: about 7 minutes by car in normal fair-morning traffic. We are not next to the halls: hotels right opposite the Expo exist, but they sit in an area of warehouses and ring roads. We are by the sea, in Rivabella, and you feel the difference at seven in the evening when you leave your stand and ten minutes later you are on the beach breathing.

If you do not have a car, a taxi takes a few minutes, or there is the bus, which stops 20 metres from the hotel. During the bigger fairs IEG often runs shuttles from the station and the hotel districts; the arrangements change with every event, so ask us when you book.

Parking and EV charging

Anyone driving to a trade fair has one very concrete problem: where to leave the car. We have private parking, subject to availability, with a covered garage, and an EV charging point. During fairs the spaces go quickly: tell us when you book and we will hold one for you. If you drive an electric car, say so explicitly, so we can organise charging turns between guests.

Breakfast from 8:00, WiFi that works

Breakfast is a buffet, from 8:00 to 10:00, included in every rate: coffee and cappuccino, croissants and cakes, scrambled eggs, cold cuts and cheese, yoghurt, fruit and juices. At 8:00 sharp everything is ready, and at that hour the room is full of people with Expo badges around their necks. If you need to be at your stand very early and 8:00 is too late, talk to us the evening before and we will see what can be arranged.

WiFi is fast and free in every room and in the common areas: we use it to work all day ourselves. Rooms have a desk, air conditioning (and heating in winter), a fridge and a safe. The Loft and the apartment also have a kitchen, handy if you are staying a full week.

Company invoices and payment

We issue invoices in the company’s name: just give us the details (company name, VAT number, and for Italian companies the SDI recipient code or PEC address for electronic invoicing) at check-in or, better still, by email before you arrive. We accept cash and the main credit cards; the room and the city tax are paid on arrival. If your company pays by bank transfer in advance, write to us and we will sort it out.

Group bookings

For teams booking several rooms, we have one piece of advice: write to us directly with your dates and the number of people, instead of making five separate online bookings. We will put together a single proposal, try to place you on the same floor, issue one invoice if you want one and tell you in advance what parking is available. With 21 rooms, from singles to a four-person apartment, a team of ten fits comfortably.

The beach, after the fair

This is why many guests choose us over a hotel in the Expo district. When the day is done, you are 30 metres from the sea. For spring and summer fairs, such as Rimini Wellness at the end of May, it is worth booking a room with beach service at Bagno 10 and spending the last afternoon under an umbrella. During the winter fairs the beach is empty and the promenade is a perfect place for a walk or a run before dinner, with the sea air blowing eight hours of exhibition hall off you.

For dinner, a few steps from the hotel there are fish and Romagna-cuisine restaurants open all year; if you prefer the centre, the bus or a taxi gets you to Piazza Cavour in a quarter of an hour. Ask us: we know who is open in November.

Upcoming fairs in Rimini

These are the main events of the coming months. The dates are those published by the organisers: always double-check on the official website of each show. The full, up-to-date calendar is on our exhibitions and events page.

• Ecomondo, 3–6 November 2026: the international trade fair for material and energy recovery and sustainable development.
• IBE – Intermobility Future Ways, 24–26 November 2026: collective mobility and passenger transport.
• SIGEP World, 23–27 January 2027: gelato, pastry, coffee and bakery. It is the biggest fair of the year and Rimini fills up: book months ahead.
• Beer & Food Attraction and BBTech Expo, 21–23 February 2027: eating out, beer and beverage technologies.
• KEY – The Energy Transition Expo, 10–12 March 2027: the energy transition expo.
• Rimini Wellness, 27–30 May 2027: fitness, sport and well-being, with the sea already warm enough for a swim.

Checklist for trade-fair guests

• Book early, especially for Sigep and Ecomondo: Rimini is full on those days.
• Tell us about parking and electric cars when you book.
• Send us your invoicing details before arrival: check-in will be much quicker.
• Arriving after 20:00? Write to us on WhatsApp at +39 375 704 9900: reception closes at night and we will send you the instructions to get in.
• Check-out is at 10:00, but luggage storage is free: leave your bags, go to the fair and pick them up afterwards.

Answers to everything else are in the FAQ. To book, our website always has the best rate; for groups, write to us and we will reply ourselves, the same day.