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Reviews of Palazzo di Varignana Resort & SPA

4.5 out of 5
Palazzo di Varignana Resort & SPA
Via Ca' Masino, 611/A, Castel San Pietro Terme, BO

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 178 out of 246 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 246 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 246 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 246 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 246 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall a very nice hotel deserving of a 4 star rating. Beautiful views, large rooms, ample breakfast offerings, large spa with a lot of saunas, pools, etc. Gym could use some more equipment but it’s not bad. Parking near your room can be a challenge but it’s no more than a few hundred meters at most. I would recommend this property.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tommaso

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay! We live close by in Bologna and we decided to go for the night - very relaxing. Marvelous spa and great food options. We will definitely be coming back!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Kicked out of the main pool area early in the morning because they were hosting a loud toga party for a work event. Loud toga party went on until late, reception kept promising it would stop in 10mins for over an hour. Not quite relaxing. Additionally, the wedding we were attending in the event, the wedding cards were ‘misplaced’, hotel staff seen consuming wedding gifts the next day.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, silver city

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you want a great spa…! I think there were 7 pools with fun jets and bubbles.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rupert D.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truly unique experience. Excellent all around
What an excellent experience all around. The hotel grounds are wonderful and so are the spacious and well decorated rooms. The service is great and so are the restaurants. Pools and spa are beautiful, fun and very well kept. We even extended our stay since this was such a serene and great experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chloe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nadejda, Stamford

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Incredible property. Some minor issues they have to pay attention to, like the A/C. But in summary the property and rooms (Family Room) are very good. After the first night they did not want to replace the natural water in the room, but after I made them see that it was unacceptable that in a room of more than €800 per night, they did not put water every day, they amended this issue.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Thurston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Beautiful place, amazing pools, hit & miss food
The place is beautiful with amazing views and luxurious pools but the rooms have seen better days. We stayed in Il Borgo in room 214 and we paid over $300 for a night so we expected quality but the furniture was worn with scratches, the carpet had stains and the private garden that we paid extra for had not been taken care of recently. We're not complainers but we noted these issues to the reception and asked to be moved but they only offered us a room that cost $150 more per night which we thought was crazy so we stayed in the room and made it work. We moved onto the pool area which we found to be wonderful. There are Seven different pools with different water types, sizes and temperatures. We tested them all and thought it was nice to have the option. The pool bar was simple and easy with their home grown wines and a nice assortment of snacks for aperitivo. We were one of the last to leave at 20:00 and enjoyed ourselves. We then went to dinner at Il Grifone, their fine dining restaurant, and unfortunately it was not good. I ordered a risotto and the rice was raw. I had to send it back and that took another 20 minutes to then eat. My wife had a pasta dish that was particular and we knew that when she ordered it but it lacked flavor. They gave a discount but it was still expensive for the quality of food. However, Aurevo saved the day with high-quality and delicious food at lunch on our second day. They had healthy and light options as well a pizza. Eat here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yuval

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Feels like a real palace
Great staff, great feeling, great service, great location! We arrived at the hotel very late at night, when it was pouring rain all around and it was almost impossible to see a meter ahead. The hotel staff was very friendly and guided us over the phone regarding the best route, since the town was closed due to flooding. The room was huge in size, very comfortable and with an adjacent well-kept garden. A real dream.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was very modern and upgraded. Had a wonderful stay. Everything was perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carlos Eduardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Place to Relax
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Joanna

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, Los Angeles

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Greig

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel and great plan
Beautiful hotel and great spa
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Noa

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome Get Away
Awesome!! The only suggestion would be additional signage/maps on the property.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short break as a couple.
Travelled as a couple for a short break and enjoyed the hotel and it’s facilities. Lovely hotel, gorgeous grounds worth exploring and a vast spa with heated pools, great for cooler months. The 2 restaurants that were open when we visited were both great quality and good value with friendly service. We stayed in 2 different room types, both clean but could still do with a bit more attention to detail in terms of cleanliness and maintenance. Additionally, staff at breakfast and the front desk could be a touch friendlier though we did get amazing tips from one female member of staff at the front desk about surrounding areas. Great hotel to visit but a bit more attention in certain areas could make it amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Abdullah

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was ok overall the staff could have been a little friendlier.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AMAZING AMAZING AND YES MORE AMAZING
Amazing experience. This place is amazing and we will be back for sure. Loved our stay. The pool was awesome!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Service in the restaurant is below standards
The location is great, the suite size and all is cool, but the service especially on breakfast is terrible. I needed to remind and ask them for every single thing, from sugar for my coffeee, to pouring me water or bringing me napkin etc. Definitely not to the service standards of a high star rating hotel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Omar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Christmas break
A wonderful resort for a family break. Food in the restaurant was exceptional
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mariann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing luxury in the Italian hills near Bologna
Amazing place! Stayed there as a stopover on the way to/from Tuscany, but wish we would have stayed for the entire vacation. We booked two junior suites and one of them then got upgraded to a family room, which had two different sleeping areas. Very convenient. Great air condition and cleanliness. An exquisite spa and three restaurants on the hotel campus. Also tennis courts and paddle tennis available. Four different pools. Children only allowed in the spa area on mornings, which is nice and no problem for the kids as other pools are available.Service top of the class and food very nice and modern Italian style. Dinner at the restaurant close to the reception has an inside area with air con and an outside terrace with the most amazing view and sunset. For Italy pretty accessible on the top of a small hill, roads not too bad. We chose it due to proximity to Bologna airport, 30 minutes. Airport shuttle also available. Will definitely be back. This is one of the best hotels we ever stayed at and will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place to stay
One of the best resorts I have ever stayed at!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Hotel and room was very nice. However the grounds outside were in need of some TLC. The labrynth was over grown and full of spider webs so we could not go through it, The garden area and walkway were also weedy and not appealing. For dinner in the spa area we were seated directly facing the sun. When asked, the staff did move an umbrella over but that only lasted about 15 min until we had to move our chairs to the sides of the table. We did notice several other guests complaining of the same thing. Reservations were requested at all restaurants but there wasn’t a lot of time slots available even when requesting in a reasonable advanced time, which is disappointing since there really was no where else to dine.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful country club with amazing spa. They have the most friendly and helpful staff. We had a wonderful time staying three nights and thoroughly enjoyed our three spa entrances.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a heaven.. Beautiful property with incredible natural surrounding..
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stunning facilities and location
A superb location with fabulous views. My only criticism is that whilst the resort is premium & luxurious, it’s restaurants and bars lack soul. Fortunately, it’s only a 10 min walk to a village with a lovely trattoria and vibrant local bar. Oh, and a final comment that applies to many descriptions on Expedia. A bathroom is a room with a bath. If it only has a shower, advertise it as such.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Jason, ATLANTA GA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel away from it all. Straight out of a movie. Food quality and options needs improvement for dinner.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything about the property was amazing. I had lunch in their Resturant over
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Erick, monterrey, mexico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

jade

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab resort
What an amazing resort! The restaurants are lovely and the spa is great. The gardens are lovely to walk around. Lots of building work going on rights now though outside the rooms.

10/10 Excellent

renae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Rakesh , Surrey, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 star..but breakfast was poor
Modern hotel with great spa. The breakfast was very poor. Have a good breakfast and guests will tell their friends. No fresh orange juice (cordial) and the scrambled eggs and bacon were always cold. Cappacino was luke warm. They charge extra for fried eggs and other bits that i was surprised at. Breakfast should always have good coffee...its Italy..the home of coffee. I have stayed in many hotels in Italy and they normally have a chef who can cook eggs, omlettes etc and this was missing. We drive while there so not the hotel is quite far from Bologna so taxis will be expensive. The Pool area and Spa are really good and the rooms are very clean and modern. I would come back once they sort out the Breakfast as its a good place to relax and unwind. The Palazzo restaurant that opens only on Friday and Saturday was also not good...much better to go to Portici (1 michelin star) and Carracci...when you pay this sort of money it needs to be good and The Palazzo restaurant was beautiful in side and presentation was good for the food..but was tasteless
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Tevfik, Istanbul

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overbooked resort hotel
Even if my room is paid in advance and late check-in is guaranteed, my room was sold to someone else. I had to drive 30-35 minutes more at 01AM to another hotel/resort via countryside roads. Unfortunately, I had to stay second and third nights as last minute prices at nearby hotels were exorbitant. Overall bad experience.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ania, Chicago, IL, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing spa weekend!
Great hotel, hidden on the hills, makes a serene weekend stay. Great spa, full of amenities, great breakfast buffet, and great hotel resturants. Rooms are very comfortable, nice bed, and bathroom. Take some time to walk around the property and enjoy all the views. The staff makes you feel at home, and goes out of their way to make it a pleasing stay. I can't wait to go back!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Magdi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean, excellent facilities and great staff.
Excelent

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice but Wifi not working
Good value but wifi did not work which forced us to use our international data plan which is expensive.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesom resort you feel like a famouse person when you stay here

10/10 Excellent

steven, Nadarzyn, Poland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Summer 2016 at Palazzo di Varignana Resort & SPA
A little piece of Paradise in the centre of Italy. Great facilities, service, food and pleasant staff.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Swimming time!
Great one day stay with swimming, but the breakfast was very poor for a health resort! Not fresh produce and needs a big improvement if I am to recommend to other friends.

8/10 Good

Jana, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Whilst it was only one night we had an afternoon where we used the indoor and outdoor pools and spa. Swimming and spa facilities were excellent. Unfortunately the breakfast was very poor and not fresh.

10/10 Excellent

SxN, close to Bologna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful place to stay
We had an extraordinary stay & loved every minute. We only had breakfasts at the hotel from the fantastic range that they present & chose to eat at the assortment of local restaurants in the area. The spa was wonderful, from the pools & sauna's to the massages, gardens, drives & walls. Everybody was wonderful, friendly & very proffessional. Thank you for the wonderful time we had there

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Palazzo di Varignana
Very nice hotel, with great facilities.