Savoia Hotel Regency

WOW… Is the first word that comes to mind when I’m thinking about Savoia Hotel Regency.
When I booked this hotel online, the pictures really do not do it justice. I stumbled upon this lovely hotel when vetting all other hotel options around the area of Bologna. The reviews of the hotel looked decent, the pictures made it look clean, and it wasn’t too far out of the city center of Bologna.
Well, when we rolled up to this beautiful place my jaw dropped. The fountain was going, the lights were shining, and the hotel lit up like a Christmas tree. We walked into the lobby, and yet another jaw dropping moment. The lobby was clean, spacious, and beautiful with chandeliers and marble tables.
The people at the front desk were beyond helpful and friendly. The room was spacious (especially considering there were three of us). The bed was one of the more comfortable beds I’ve slept in, in my experience of hotels in Europe. The only issue I had was the bathroom. Don’t get me wrong, the bathroom was beautiful and spacious, but there was no bathtub, and really no adequate shower. The shower consisted of folding walls; each day the cleaning ladies would clean the room and fold the shower doors back, then each day when we wanted to shower we had to assemble the doors back again — it was a bit strange, but not a total turn off.
Now, there was a restaurant that was attached to the hotel. I know what you may be thinking, «blah, hotel restaurant, how good could it possibly be?», well this restaurant was pretty damn good. So good, in fact, that we decided to eat there twice in our three night stint at the hotel!
I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone traveling to Bologna.

Beautiful old grand dame of a hotel. Wonderful staff and a great location just outside of the old town of Bologna.
Really, I can’t say enough about this place — it’s conveniently located near the highway, but just a short cab (or bus) ride away from the center of town. The staff was very helpful and spoke amazingly good English.
The common areas were beautiful, including a nice, spacious lobby, comfortable veranda with a small pool and even a game room. Delicious breakfast spread (fresh squeezed orange juice, what?) is standard.
The rooms themselves are beautiful and spacious as well. We had a junior suite at an incredibly fair price. Nice bathroom and comfortable bed.
The icing on the cake is the hotel restaurant, Garganelli. Absolutely beautifully set up and the staff is amazing. We stopped in on the first night after striking out on a couple «must gos» on the way into Bologna, thinking that we’d just have some simple eats. It turned out to be such a wonderful dinner that, after having a not nearly good dinner in town, we actually came back for dinner on our last night on purpose.
If you’re lucky enough to be in this beautiful city, give yourself the pleasure of staying just outside of town to save money and have a truly luxurious experience.

Fabulous hotel. The lobby, grounds, room, bathroom were all beautiful. Its not in the heart of the historic area of Bologna, but they accept dogs which was key for us. The room was spacious, clean, bathroom was new and spotless. The staff were helpful and attentive. The hotel was a 12 euro cab ride away from the heart of the historic district and they have a fabulous restaurant on site if you’d rather stay here to eat. The parking is easy, there is not much near the hotel to walk to but shops, restaurants and movie theatre are close by.

Das Savoia Hotel ist ein ein edles 4 Sterne Hotel in Bolognia.
Besonders beeindruckend ist die große Auswahl an Sitzloungen innerhalb des gesamten Geländes, welche am Abend durch sehr stilvolle Lichter zu einem entspannten erholsamen Ort werden.
Das Buffet glänzt durch seine große Auswahl.
Die sehr freundliche Bedienung, war jederzeit hilfsbereit.
Die Zimmer sind sind in sehr gepflegtem und neuen Zustand.
Ein schöner Pool befindet sich innerhalb des Gartens.
Zudem sind Fitnessraum, Spielraum, Internetraum und Wlan-​Verbindung kostenlos nutzbar.
Was ja nicht überall als selbstverständlich zählt