Savhotel Fiera Bologna

The hotel and amenities were great for a hotel which is outside the city center close to the fair. The dry-cleaning service was surprisingly efficient and excellent. The management and staff were outstanding. The breakfast was so-so for 12 Euros. It was not included in my room price but extra, however, we found the local coffee shop which is a 5 minute walk from the hotel, a much better option for Celiac dietary breakfast concerns. We could get more breakfast gluten free options there because they made smoothies etc. I have to say that the hotel's coffee was exceptionally good; the restaurant staff are really wonderful and we had dinner at the hotel 3 of our nights in Bologna and the food was lovely. The front desk staff were exceptional and went our of their way to assist us with getting taxi's or giving us directions on just about anything. We also understand that a European approach to breakfast is somewhat different to a North American one. Their breakfast might be fine for others, so I wouldn't be hard on the hotel for that. It just didn't work for us but I would return to the SavHotel in a skinny second. It certainly worked for us with attending the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

We had a great experience at this hotel. The location is okay, 25 minutes walk to town centre. We also had a grocery shop super close by. What we really enjoyed was the cleanliness of the hotel, and the room was spotless. We had refills daily of the toiletries and coffee pods. Also, there was a mini bar in the room, which was super useful. The breakfast was good, there were plenty of choices and the quality was high. When we sat at a table, a waitress would take our coffee order right away. The staff was super nice and helpful, they spoke English and we communicated easily. From the reception to the bar, everyone was super nice.

Receptionists - great all of them, ready to help, smiley, positive! Breakfast - really good! Enjoyed a lot the coffee in the morning. Room - pretty good size, clean, with spacious toilet. Other staff at the hotel - cleaning ladies/gents, waiters at the breakfast area, other helping staff - ALL GREAT! All of them greeted us every morning, smiling with a great energy, you could just feel it.

We chose Savhotel because we wanted the efficiency of finding a taxi during the wee hours of the morning for our 6am flight as well as it's proximity to the airport i.e the hotel would call us a cab as opposed to finding one ourselves since the Marconi Express (Monorail) to and from the airport only opens at 5:40am. We didn't opt for breakfast as we decided to walk into the city centre. The hotel would tell you that you could take a bus or it would be a 40min walk. We love walking and it took us 30mins each way. It wasn't a deal breaker because the distance would work up our appetites or helped us digest the delicious offerings in Bologna and you know that the food here is sublime.

Very friendly and helpful staff who go out of the way to ensure you are comfortable, clearly service is what Savhotel prioritizes and it shows! Hotel bikes available for free to guests which I was going to use but we took a cab in the end to the centre. There's a great little roof terrace with a jacuzzi that made me wish I'd brought swimming shorts tbh! During the night we had some crazy guy outside the hotel shouting in the street for a while and we phoned reception to get them to try and get him to leave. In the morning they offered us a free breakfast for the inconvenience, even though it was clearly beyond the hotels control, we didn't actually take the breakfast so instead they kindly gave us a discount on the room instead - fab service! Hotel is lovely and clean throughout and we'll definitely stay here again when we return to Bologna for the wonderful Lasagne and Ragu Bolognese! Highly recommended!