Hotel Savant

Last minute reservation. Staff was very helpful considering we didn’t speak Italian and we weren’t in a great mood after our flight plans were delayed a day. rooms were nice and clean. Having stayed in about a dozen hotels in Italy it was a little above average It was a goo deal for the price!

Stayed only one evening to catch a very early flight. The staff was very accommodating and helpful. Ended up eating dinner at the restaurant as it was a holiday of sorts, nothing else was open. Not bad, but not our best meal in Italy. Left too early to comment on breakfast. The room was very clean, small. The beds were okay, not the most comfortable. I would stay again for the convenience to airport vs. price on some of the others. Parking was directly in front of Hotel, couldn't get any better than that! We all felt safe in location.

I selected the Savant (a slightly pricier hotel not near the airport) for a one day stay hoping I would be be able to enjoy the downtown area before leaving for home. However, the hotel is not located near anything and the neighborhood is not very inviting with many buildings having graffiti. Within two blocks there are two retail stores, a gas station, pharmacy, bank, and then nothing but apartment and office buildings. I had lunch a little snackbar / restaurant but they were closed for dinner. The hotel.com pictures are a bit misleading has the hotel has a much nicer street presents and lobby/bar than the neighborhood. The hotel itself was good but not exceptional. The day desk clerk spoke english. I setup a wake-up call for 4:30 AM and a taxi for 5 AM and both arrived on time. A had reserved room with a single bed. The bed was thin and firm but comfortable. The room felt a bit small, but it had a nice desk with a comfortable chair and a good flat screen TV which unfortunately was limited to standard Italian TV or pay-per-view. The bathroom was clean, the plumbing all worked and there was plenty of hot water. I do not know if the room had air conditioning. It became a little hot and stuffy so I tried to adjust the temperature but I every adjustment only maked it hotter. I finally opened a window. Pay WiFi was available but I could not get a signal in the room; I did not try the lobby. I had dinner at the hotel (nothing available outside the hotel). I had hoped for an excellent meal for my last night in Italy but I was disappointed. The restuarant looked very nice and upscale, and the waiter was attentive, but then I was his only customer. He did provide a complementary bread-tomato appetizer that was good and so was the sliced meat and cheese appetizer that I had ordered, although from the english menu that was provided I thought I had ordered sausages. However, the house local white wine was very strong and not good (almost a fortified wine) and the main course, a swordfish pasta, was very very fishy tasting and not pleasant. It was a Sunday night so fish may have been a poor choice and the kitchen staff not their best, but I was disappointed enough not to order coffee or desert. Overall the hotel itself was satifactory, but not the hotel.com rated 4 star I was expecting.