Donna Camilla Savelli  

We highly recommend this beautiful wholly renovated 16th century convent in the relatively quiet, fascinating Trastevere region of Rome. It's a 25 minute walk north to St. Peter's; a 25 minute walk west to Piazza di Compo de'Fiore and Piazza Navona. It's in a neighborhood crowded with Romans and Italians not Californians, like me, asking for directions. Wonderful restaurants & shops very close, and almost within the Parco Gianicolense and the beautiful Orto Botanico to the west. Beautifully restored, decorated rooms, very comfortable beds. Breakfast included ~ which can be taken in a lovely, quiet garden full of roses and honeysuckle. Roof top terrace has great views of entire city, but it's without food of drink service. Taxi available on demand, public transportation nearby. Its historic demeanor added greatly to our Roman Holiday.

No restaurant, although one in planning will open 2012. Limited (but excellent) room service with cold food only. Small bar, limited wine list. Highly recommend for corporate event or large party (wedding) with catering. Standard rooms are nice, a bit pricey. Large rooms are exquisite, many with balcony and/or private terrace. We found staff to be well trained, attentive, urban sophisticated. Perhaps their "formality" was perceived as "unfriendly" in earlier reviews.

The location, the fact that we had a parking.

The staff of the hotel was a disaster, specially the front desk manager. My wife and myself are experienced travelers We have booked the room at the d after reading the feedback on Booking.com, we were aware of the problematic staff but the manage to disappoint even us. At the room next to us there were 3-4 drunk guys that were making a terrible noise around midnight. We called the front desk to update them and the answer we got was : " sorry we don't have security at the hotel". After 24:30 I went down to talk to the front desk representative , he gave me the feeling that there is nothing he can do,he called "our neighbors " and begged them to lower there voice, they totally ignored his request. I had to beg the desk representative to find a solution, obviously he didn'T. That was our terrible experience in the Donna. Our conclusion :it's always better to read cerfully the feedbacks of previous travelers and take into consideration what the wrote about the stuff. You can book the most amazing facility in the worl but if the staff is a disaster it could rewin your vacation.

Very atmospheric converted convent. Totally in keeping with the historical city.

Our room had no window from which to look out. It would have been pleasant to at least look onto the garden or, even better, over the rooftops of the city.

The location is off the beaten track. That can be good if you like to retreat to peace and quiet after a day in the center or it can mean a long walk everytime you want to get back to your room. We choose the location as we were visiting family in the neighborhood. Savelli was one of only 2 in the area that offered 4 star service. I was disappointed upon arrival as the bathtub silicone was black with mold! I asked to change the room. There weren't any others. Housekeeping tried to scrub it- I could tell once we returned from dinner, but it wasn't clean. The next day after lunch I was grateful to see that the silicone had been replaced. However, the tub coudln't have become that black in one night. I can't understand why housekeeping ( and other guests) didn't say something sooner. The hotel should have apoloized and offered us a drink or a voucher. Italy is generally far behind in customer care. On booking.com I requested a view. Our view was of the interior garden and partial city. I thought that was nice. I dont' know if there was better. The hotel offers a large breakfast buffet. We ate in the summer garden which was very pleasant. I'm not a big breakfast person, but it was good enough that I tried some sweets and cheeses. The archtecture of the hotel is what makes this hotel unique. Parking free of charge is an added bonus. Next time we'd rent a smart and drive ourselves to the hotel instead of hiring a driver. The hotel's brochure states something to the notion that they are an elegant hotel, but not sumptuous. I think that describes it well.

The mold on the bath tub. (Read in my comments above.) The shabby bath towels. Pillows smelled bad- they didn't seem to have protectors, just the case alone. The smell in the night stand. No concierge desk. Nobody asked us if we enjoyed our stayed. No free internet in room. When I requested an early/ late check out, the response was "for an additioanl fee." At $370 a night for a basic dbl room I would have exepcted a different response. At these rates people do have expctations.

Good location in Trastavere; lots of charm in neighborhood. Interesting rooms- request a room overlooking the Courtyard.

Loved the location and view! Great staff and I loved the feel of the place. Beautiful courtyards and scenery! Will stay there again!

The hotel is beautiful and very well located just outside the center. Free parking.

At first we were given a room that felt like a prison, with a window up high with absolutely no view of anything. We complained and they gave us a much better room with a nice view and a bit larger, although they are all small because they were nuns' rooms and after it became a hotel the room size was not changed. No wifi in the rooms, I can't believe a 4+ star hotel for which you pay what you pay doesn't have wifi on the rooms. It was very annoying to have to go to the lobby to get internet.

Elegant but low-key---fabulous staff and service, very unobtrusive and welcoming. This is a gorgeous place...no "big city" hotel ambiance. Quiet and beautiful.

The hotel itself was beautiful and quite unique. The staff was friendly and helpful. The room although small was quite comfortable and furnished appropriately for a hotel in this category. The marble bathroom was both pretty and functional... With proper lighting.

The room was quite hot and although we asked them to turn down the heat, it didn't seem possible. We also attempted to have a drink at the bar, but no barman was available to serve us since there was a reception going on somewhere in the hotel.

Superb!

Location very quiet and central, nice old building

Lack of coffee in the room

I enjoyed experiencing the historic building that has been refurbished to form the Donna Camilla Savelli Hotel. Its public areas, the corridors, breakfast room, the courtyard are great features. Also, there is a roof courtyard from which you can get a great view of Rome. The room we had, a Classic Room, was simply and beautifully decorated, with superb bed linen, towels and toiletries. Terracotta floors and stylish Italian furniture completed the well designed room we were allocated. We stayed on a Saturday night and so it was easy to walk from the hotel to many restaurants and abundant nightlife.

It's probably better to go for the higher grade rooms if you want a quiet room with courtyard view. We had some noise from revellers and road. Not sure if this is correct, but I was told that at the end of October, buildings in Italy turn the heat on and so you can't cool them with airconditioning, only turn heating up or down. We didn't need heating, and so in the end, shut off the 'air conditioner' and opened window. Thus, the noise from the street. Also, light from street lamp.