Chose the Delizia because of the reviews, and because all the rooms have a separate lounge/diner/kitchen that converts into a second bedroom, making it even better value!
It is in a very good location - don't miss the church of Santa Maria in Vado directly opposite (breathtaking inside) or the Salon of the Months at the Schifanoia palace just down the road (there is a lovely cafe in the garden there).
The rooms were spotless and breakfast was very good, with as much as you wanted. It helps if you have a sweet tooth (apricot croissants, jams etc.). My companion would have liked a little cheese or something savoury.
Plenty of lovely restaurants between the hotel and the town (Il Mandolino was our favourite), and would thoroughly recommend the market in central Ferrara, from where we brought back hams, pesto, cheeses, cherries etc for a lunchtime snack in our apartment.
Do use the aircon at night - we kept our windows open and got 'mosquitoed' on our final night.
Staff were friendly and helpful - free bicycles to pedal around very flat Ferrara, and a travel plug located when we needed one for a phone charger.
I wouldn't consider staying anywhere else in the town.

A friendly and well run family B&B, but most importantly very well located in the centre of this most charming town. Very good service and clean rooms are some of the points that impressed me about my stay. Me and my partner would definitely go back and most certainly recommend it to our friends.

Superb b&b in Ferrara!!! My husband and I truly enjoyed our short stay and will surely return upon our next trip to Ferrara. Ferrara is a beautiful city ( the tiny, oldest osteria is not to be missed among many other historical sites ) and the b&b Delizia Estense is perfect regarding the spacious room, amenities, cleanliness, staff and location. *date of stay is not march '10 but march '09 ( can't select that date ) but we just had to include this wonderful b&b even though the review is older

The B&B is located in the center of Ferrara, about 15 minutes walk, through old Ferrara, from the town's main sights. It's right next to the Palazzo Schifanoia which was great for us as it was one of the museums on our planned sightseeing route.
We had a modern, spacious,well furnished apartment room that slept all us adults no problem. There was a bathroom and kitchenette with the usual basic kitchen facilities, and loads of room to put away luggage, clothes etc. It was also very clean.
We asked for breakfast for the first day of our stay and it was good, pastries, cereals,coffee,tea. The breakfast room is small but homey and we had our first chance to practice some Italian with a couple from Rome who gave us some ideas on where to visit.
The staff were polite and welcoming and were very patient with our bad attempts to speak Italian.
One of my traveling companions used the internet facilities and said they were good and worked well.
We also used the hotel's free bicycle service and it was great fun. Ferrara really is a "city of bicycles" there are heaps of cycle routes.

I would recommend this hotel to anybody visiting Ferrara. Thanks Delizia Estense for a great stay!