Donna Camilla Savelli, Rome
Expert reviews
“Donna Camilla Savelli, in a quiet corner of Trastevere, has 78 rooms housed in a Baroque monastery with a grand staircase, courtyard garden and lots of Old World charm.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Rome.
“It’s seldom you can stay in a 16th-century convent designed by baroque genius Borromini. This four-star hotel is exquisitely appointed – muted colours complement the serene concave and convex curves of the architecture – and service is excellent. The best rooms overlook the cloister garden or have views of Rome.’
What guests liked
- Top location
- Boutique style
- Free Wifi
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Are you looking for a perfect place for a classic Roman excursion with artistic nuances? Here we have an excellent choice for you, Donna Camilla Savelli! It’s housed in the Convent of Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori, where you can come across the recently renovated, splendid baroque architecture.
The fascinating highlight of this hotel is the Roman terrace, featuring picturesque vistas of the Eternal City and the splendid architecture of the monastery. Besides being the best spot to stay, it’s also ideal for meetings and events.
The rooms and suites of Donna Camilla Savelli depict the actual definition of the most sought-after details. From Camera Classic to Premier Suit, there are multiple accommodations to choose from. The key details of rooms include an all-white bed covering adorned with bright color touches, vintage-inspired furnishing, and more.
Donna Camilla Savelli offers three exclusive fine dining experiences in three different gastronomical environments, i.e., “Bar Bistrot,” “Il Ferro e il Fuoco,” and “Lifestyle Lounge.” Being a beautiful art-inspired venue, it can also hold meetings and events.
The services here make you feel like you are at home. From housekeeping to the 24-hour front desk and even in-room dining, you can experience the best of all these at the lavish Donna Camilla Savelli!
To summarize, Donna Camilla Savelli is where you can experience the real Roman culture, picturesque baroque architecture, and Classic Roman cuisine and immerse in the exotic visas of the Eternal City.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
28 October 2024
Rome stay on way back to US
Clean and bright
Too many stairs to get to different areas
21 October 2024
A brilliant location for a stay in Rome
The hotel was beautiful, being a former convent, it has beautiful historical features throughout. The room was large and comfortable with a small balcony. The courtyard location in the centre of the hotel is a haven from bustling Rome with excellent food and beverages available. The view of Rome from the rooftop is hard to beat.
18 October 2024
See you again soon!
Excellent, friendly and great location
Staff, location and pruning roof terrace
17 October 2024
Very good
building,staff and breakfast very good. good location
room was very noisy, and lights outside went on and off. Bath tub dangerous for elderly guest. Room door difficult to open
17 October 2024
Exceptional
Everything was amazing and the hotel is sooo pretty!
15 October 2024
Historic Yet Modern
Quiet place away from the crowded streets of Trastevere. Great location in a historic building with all the modern conveniencies. The staff is friendly, professional and helpful.
9 October 2024
Loved our stay in Roma!
It was a beautiful property
Wish it had a workout facility and/ or pool
7 October 2024
Exceptional
very special place.
7 October 2024
Excellent location, stunning accommodation, staff experience can vary
Stunning property. Excellent location in Trastevere with a fantastic choice of restaurants, cafes and bars just around the corner from the hotel. The garden in the hotel is really lovely and it is very special to have a drink there at night time or enjoy the lovely breakfast in the morning.
The staff member who predominantly looked after us during our stay (there are two people on reception) wasn’t very welcoming. For example: 1. when I asked for an iron, he said I could only have it at the exact time I was actually going to use it and had to return it as soon as I finished it; 2. when we asked for a bottle opener, he told us we had to take our bottle to the bar to be opened; 3. At the time I checked out he requested that we pay full accommodation when we had already paid booking.com and that had been noted at check-in. He made us wait as he looked after other guests to get it sorted and we felt the fact that we booked through booking.com meant we were less worthy; and 4. Of his own suggestion, he had volunteered a boxed breakfast for us for our early departure along with an early morning taxi (5am). There was no breakfast boxes provided that morning and it appeared as though the taxi booking had not been made either. I think we were just unlucky as the staff member who checked us in and sorted out our taxi on departure was fantastic but I think it is worth mentioning as you may have a 50% chance of sharing our experience and it did impact our stay.
6 October 2024
Can’t wait to go back!
We looked forward to breakfast everyday. The entire staff was fantastic from front desk to the bar and breakfast area.
Nothing!
6 October 2024
Very enjoyable.
The location in Trastevere is excellent, staff very helpful, environment excellent..an oasis of calm!
At breakfast the hotel insisted on serving unripe melon.. I don't understand why they did this..if something is inedible why serve it?
5 October 2024
Lovely place with very welcoming and helpful staff, especially the reception staff
Fantastic building in a great location
Poor shower pressures
4 October 2024
wonderful
I loved the fact that this hotel was a convent and renovated. Most importantly, you still had nuns still living there. they were not forced to leave.
I would like to individually wrap soap in the bathroom. Not a big deal.
26 September 2024
I would highly recommend this beautiful hotel for your stay in Rome. Everything is brilliant.
We loved everything about this place from the beautiful, historic building, the gorgeous central courtyard where breakfast was served each day to the spacious, elegant bedrooms and delightful & helpful staff. The location is excellent also.
25 September 2024
Very good
Historic ambiance and quiet; lovely on site restaurant for dinner
Location was off the beaten path from the center of Rome
15 September 2024
loved staying here!
Such a wonderful cozy place and loved the location to Trevestere. Loved staying here. IT was just beautiful.
little noisy with construction on the main floor, but the rooms are so quiet it was not any big deal to us.
14 September 2024
Its nice but not nice enough as for what you pay
Very nice and clean place
Too many steps and stairs - access.
10 September 2024
A wonderful week exploring the delights of Rome
Location was great , easy walk to sites of Rome , spacious room with a comfortable bed , good water pressure in shower but short shower door on the bath meant water always sprayed out onto floor area , breakfast seclection very good . Roof top terrace was a big bonus and gave a fabulous view
Not being able to have breakfast in garden due to building works that we were not informed of at booking Construction noise in our balcony during refurbishment and noise from temporary bar right under our terrace put us off sitting there Reported faulty hairdryer to reception twice but wasn’t replaced Could have provided complimentary water in the room daily not just on first day Lack of cushions on roof top terrace furniture in the evening , only present in the morning for some reason Hotel resteraunt had no atmosphere , sterile and austere , was expecting to be seated in courtyard as weather was great for alfresco eating
8 September 2024
An idyllic retreat in Rome which, with active management and better food, could be amazing
The location in Trastevere is amazing, the hotel gardens are an "oasis of calm", the staff try hard and the building is beautiful
Attention to detail could be improved. For example, at breakfast supplies ran out which would not have happened if a close eye had been kept. Value in the hotel restaurant Fiero et Fuoco was poor; the quality of the food did not justify the elevated prices charged.
8 September 2024
Good hotel in the city best area
The rooms, the internal garden, the location.
There could me more signs. The building is enormous, seems like a maze, you can get easily lost. Only that.
3 September 2024
Beautiful property in a great location. Very good service, food and drink.
Very friendly and efficient staff, responding well and quickly to all of our questions and requests.
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31 August 2024
A perfect property in a perfect location in a fabulous city
It’s a stunning property, with so much history. There’s a chapel within, a Roman cave abd a roof terrace with fantastic views. The location is perfect being located at the top of the street but within a few minutes walk further down the street it’s buzzing at night! The staff were all excellent.
I liked everything about it. It was the perfect property.
30 August 2024
positive experience and would definitely safe there again!
Beautiful property, great location with lots of history.
no shower curtain in bath and lots of water ended up on the floor. using towels as mops.
29 August 2024
Gorgeous Roman jewel tucked away on a quiet street
This property is stunning! I travel the world and have been to Italy and Rome several times. For the facilities, price and ambience this hotel is hard to beat. Also the location to walk to so many gorgeous little cafes and not a touristy area at all. Love!
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28 August 2024
A dream hotel for a Roman Holiday.
It was spectacularly beautiful, well located, and comfortable. The staff was excellent, as was the service. I hope to stay here again. It was a very romantic and authentic setting.
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28 August 2024
Exceptional
Beautiful charming quiet very clean hotel with a lovely garden court yard to relax, food and drinks are served as well. Great roof top terrace to view Rome.
26 August 2024
Incredible hotel in an incredible city.
The location was perfect for access for the centre of Rome as well as fabulous restaurants. The hotel is steeped in history which added to the whole experience and much needed air conditioning in the rooms. We had a wonderful stay.
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25 August 2024
Fabulous
Really great spot in Rome. Hidden gem!!
24 August 2024
We had a wonderful stay!
Second time we stayed at this hotel , we love the property and the location! 10/10
23 August 2024
Awesome!
This hotel is in a beautiful old cloister with a rooftop terrace with panoramic views of Rome. Situated in the Trastevere neighborhood which is a warren of winding cobblestone streets full of interesting restaurants, bars, cafes, and shops. The river has a walking path which turns into a street fair at night. You are a short walk from all the major sited: Teatro Marcellus, Piazza Nuvoni, the Colleseum, and Palatine Hill. Enjoy!
22 August 2024
Beautiful property in a lovely neighborhood
Amazing property with beautiful history! We stayed in the annex but everything was clean and comfortable. The garden was lovely for drinks.
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21 August 2024
A perfect end to our stay in Italy.
Attention to detail. Amazing building and decor.
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20 August 2024
Perfect stay in a beautiful hotel
Attention to detail is first class. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff.
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15 August 2024
Great location and beautiful building with courtyard
Beautiful old style converted convent
The birds that pester the diners in the courtyard while eating
15 August 2024
Beautiful place to stay in Rome
The property is just gorgeous, beautiful place to stay
Just the way you need to get to room , a bit confusing
6 August 2024
Very Enjoyable Stay
We were a group of 7 staying here and we all loved our stay! The building is absolutely charming and well kept. It gives you the ancient feeling but at the same time, it is renovated and very clean. The staff were very professional, helpful, and accommodating when we had a family emergency and had to make some last minute changes in our booking. The rooms were decent size and comfy with large bathrooms. Breakfast was great, and we really enjoyed having breakfast in the courtyard.
The windows are not sound proof so if the rooms are facing the courtyard, it could get somewhat noisy if there's an event going on in the courtyard, or in the morning when the breakfast starts. We had four rooms so we got to see the inside of different rooms and some of the rooms, especially the ones in the "newer" part of the building were not as nicely decorated and furnished inside, but they were much quieter and even larger in size.
6 August 2024
Donna Camilla is perfectly located in Roma, close to restaurants and bars but just enough away to be quiet at night. Th
Donna Camilla is perfectly located in Roma, close to restaurants and bars but just enough away to be quiet at night. The staff are very friendly and professional and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there.
Nothing to report.
5 August 2024
This hotel is amazing and a real hidden gem!
We really felt like we had discovered a hidden gem. This hotel is amazing! It is a 17th-century converted convent with the Church still in service and nuns still residing in part of the building. The building has all of Rome's ancient charm on the outside but has been refurbished to the highest levels on the inside. based in the middle of the Travesteria area, it is a short walk to the bustling restaurant and bar area or an even shorter walk in the opposite direction to Gianicolo Hill and stunning views of all of Rome. The room was super comfortable with cool aircon in the stifling Rome heat of the day and an amazing continental breakfast in the hotel gardens was a lovely way to start the day. they also had a live jazz player in the evening and the staff's friendliness and service were exceptional. we had such a nice stay and can't wait to go back.
The Hotel was great!
4 August 2024
Great for exploring Rome!
Lovely location for exploring Rome on foot whilst being peaceful despite the good location.
No complaints!
2 August 2024
Bellisimo!
The Donna Camilla Hotel was an all round excellent place for us. We were amazed at the level of cleanliness and service. I would recommend this hotel to all my friends.
1 August 2024
Exceptional
Fantastic location. Amazing staff, very helpful, friendly and extremely polite. Amazing historic building to stay in and enjoy beautiful interiors. A pleasure to come back to after long days of exploring Rome.
31 July 2024
Beautiful property with amazing staff
Amazingly beautiful property! The staff was very helpful, professional and friendly. Plenty of places to walk to for dinner.
30 July 2024
High class but location less than ideal
The service was fantastic. It was on a beautiful building and the restaurant was superb. We were lucky to be staying on a Thursday where there was a saxophone player in the garden so we had a couple of drinks while listening to him before moving to the restaurant for supper.
Location is great for Vatican and surrounding areas but not ideal for accessing more central sites. Very clear that most people get taxis from the hotel to these.
29 July 2024
Favorite hotel during our entire Italy trip.
Everything was amazing! It has absolutely stunning architecture and history of being a monastery. Rooftop views. They still have church service daily. The food at the restaurant was delicious! The room… beautiful! Quite large for a European hotel with a huge bathroom. AC worked very well in room. Rest of hotel is not as cool due to some of the doors being open but still comfortable. The location is a little further out but it did not inconvenient us. The staff were all so kind and helpful.
Location was not as close to tourist sites but it did not ruin our time. We would definitely stay here again.
19 July 2024
LOVED EVERY MINUTE!
The absolute best place to stay once arriving in Rome! Hotel arranged car service from airport. Stunning hotel in a refurbished monastery! Breakfast in the garden each morning was sensational! Staff were so kind and generous and incredibly accommodating! We loved it!
Not a thing.
18 July 2024
The perfect place to relax in a full on sight seeing trip to Rome.
A really beautiful building and gardens with a fascinating history. Still three nuns who live in adjacent building. Absolutely charming manager, really warm and friendly staff who could not do enough to help and make our stay a complete pleasure.
Very little! Corridor to our rooms was a bit overheated but that is a minor quibble. The rooms were perfectly air conditioned.
17 July 2024
Exceptional
Breakfast in the courtyard
17 July 2024
Beautiful and comfortable
Breakfast in the small garden was perfect. The rooms were so comfortable (very comfortable bed, perfect temperature with AC despite the heat outside). And the building is incredible. We loved it.
Trastevere is a little outside of the city center and there is no easy public transportation - so if you are there to visit, you need to plan walking or taking cabs. It was easy to find cabs and nice to walk within the city - but this has to be taken into account.
16 July 2024
Have to return
Stunning property. Spotlessly clean. Serene outdoor gardens and impressive customer service
Nothing- it was absolutely perfect in every aspect
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Chapel/shrine
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Miscellaneous
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Access to health care professionals
31 October 2024
Really enjoyed the stay as it was my 60th
Very good great location excellent staff