Savoia Hotel Country House Bologna

Day 1: the room was infested with some kind of beetle. when I told them at the front desk, the attendant was like...we know about it but nothing we can do they must be hibernating in the rafters.. Didnt offer any solution, didnt offer other room. just elaborated on the situation. ..and said sorry. Day2: entered the room after work. the beetles got so bad that they were on my hanged cloths and crawling on my suitcase, and in the bath tube... immediately went to the front desk and complained again. Attendant said they would spray the room tomorrow while I am at work. Day 3: got to the hotel after work and saw that no beetles were to be seen. They cleaned them all away and sprayed some kind of bug spray. I had the pleasure of spending the night breathing a agitating bug spray. Day 4 check out. I am now thinking...do I have some in my luuggage? did they lay eggs on my cloths? my baggage? Will I be takingn these China beetles home with me.......? In conclusion, if you like the idea of having the real "country House" experience... China beetles and all,.. this is the place for you. For me....never again. Oh yes, almost forgot. The rate of this Hotel is way over priced. I could have stayed at a Hilton for this nightly rate..... well OK, maybe an additional charge for the beetles ......

So this hotel was booked for a business trip to Bologna. This is located close to the airport but a little bit away from the town. The country looks ideal from the outside and the reception staff were friendly. However the rooms were a bit lack lustre. Heating didn't really work and was quite cool in the evenings and a lot of noise in the corridors, as no staff actually in the accommodation, this wasn't seen too. Breakfast was a slight inconvenience as you have to walk over to the Savoia Regency Hotel. Perfectly fine when it's a lovely pleasant morning... dreadful when it's raining. Seemed a perfectly good area at the country house for breakfast.. but didn't actually know what it was used for! Would stay again.. of nothing closer to town

We stayed in hotel for two nights during our trip in northern Italy. Hotel is located outside city centre, so you need public transport to go to the historic centre. Sleep quality was excellent, hotel is quit and the bed was very comfortable. Also our room and bathroom were clear and staff clean them on daily basis. The only negative I found was the small size of our double room. A double room should be bigger and more spacious.

Despite day time temperature in the high 20s the air conditioning was not running as according to the grumpy guy in the back office it’s not yet summer despite the outdoor pool which is only open in the summer months being open. The suggestion was to open windows but with the busy main road and the tangenziale both roaring away constantly right next to the hotel, it was a choice of not sleeping due to the stiflingly hot room or not sleeping due to the noise. Staff were indifferent and attributed the problem to a sensitivity to noise although having lived on the flight path to Heathrow for a decade, I think not. To add to the discomfort, every time someone used the lift, the noise of the mechanism was loudly audible in the room and that went on til 2am! “Country House Hotel” implies it’s a quiet setting, it’s a complete misnomer. The write up from the hotel itself advertises a “quiet” style with air conditioning, neither is accurate. Savoia’s Customer Service say we were given the most beautiful room (Suite 205) and also that it’s not possible to have a quieter room. It was an altogether uncomfortable, hot, highway hell of an overnight stay!

No air conditioning running as according to the grumpy guy in the back office, it’s not yet summer although it was 30 degrees today and the reception staff even “think” the outdoor hotel pool was open as it was so warm. The only suggestion is to open the windows yet with the tangenziale roaring away constantly next to the hotel, it’s a choice of not sleeping because of the heat or not sleeping because of the noise. Staff are entirely indifferent and attribute the problem to a sensitivity to noise. Having lived on the Heathrow flight path in London for a decade, I think not. As if the road noise is not bad enough, when someone uses the lift, that mechanical noise is totally intrusive too as the room is built around the lift shaft! Ok For a four star hotel named “Country House Hotel” and charging €110 a night, it’s incredibly disappointing and a complete misnomer - this is in no way anything whatsoever “country” related or the slightest bit relaxing, it’s a hot, highway hell. First ever and last ever stay!