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Reviews of Hotel Selva Candida

3 out of 5
Hotel Selva Candida
Via Casal del Marmo 618, Rome, RM

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 78 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 78 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 181 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 181 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Rubi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay overall but the room was really small.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A rustic hotel with a nice continental breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint little boutique hotel, clean and attentive staff. Spent only night there awaiting travel home . Great value for the money
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was nothing wrong with the hotel at all. Very quiet, clean, and very nice staff. Great breakfast! The only issue is that I booked this place because it said it was only 15-20 minutes from all the major sights. However, it was more like a 40 min taxi or an hour by public transport. The bus stop is right outside of the hotel, but wish it would’ve been more accurate about distance from the city.

4/10 Poor

willem

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Silvia on Oct 17, 2023
Good morning Mr Willem,a "not so good" review is always welcome because is an opportunity to improve and satisfy our customers even better. However, it is very difficult for us to respond to a negative situation without knowing the reasons. Can you kindly tell us the reasons that led you to give us a "2"?Best regards,Silvia Aniballi

4/10 Poor

Luis

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The ad was very misleading
The shower was broke, the air conditioner didnt work, the beds were awful. There was no restaurant as advertised. They say its 15 minutes to collessium but its an hour
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Silvia on Oct 6, 2023
Good evening Luis,We are sorry to learn about your experience only through these reviews, without having received any complaints during your stay. Only at the time of check out you told us that the shower was "splashing too much" and we easily fixed the problem in few minutes by replacing the shower head. Assisting guests during their stay is part of our job but it is difficult to solve any problem if we are not told. We found out about your problem with the air conditioning only through this review and we immediately checked whether there were actually any malfunctions without finding anything wrong, it would have been enough to ask us for help during your stay so we could check whether the air was simply turned off. I would like to point out that nowhere it say that we are 15 minutes from the Colosseum and that we have a restaurant (there are several restaurants nearby and we cooperate with a restaurant in front of our hotel, 30 meters away), I don't know where you read this information but you probably booked the wrong hotel among the various ones you searched for. For future travels I recommend you carefully check the services offered by the hotels and the location (google maps may help).Best regards,Silvia

10/10 Excellent

May

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff here were very kind and accommodating. We had 5 adults in one room (room) and wondered how it would work out. There was plenty of space for everyone. If we are ever in this general location , we would stay again without question.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Douglas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was really just a stop off after a long road trip through Tuscany, several countries in Europe. Close to highway, on way back to Airport in Fumicino in the morning. Breakfast was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

greg

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Highly recommend.
Great atmosphere, and no traffic noise, but it was the staff that really made our stay. They couldn't have been nicer, and were so helpful. Only downside was that the basic rooms were pretty small. But why would you stay in your room, when it's so nice in the grounds and the main building?
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Yurcania, Middletown

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property. Breakfast was great. I wish it had a 2nd bathroom for the unit which houses 6 people
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was as advertised. The staff were very friendly and were eager to help in any way. There is a wonderful restaurant and community grocery shop 2 minutes walk away that was so convenient .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stacie L.

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you don't have a car, you must take the city bus or taxi to the sites. This hotel is worth it!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Junaid Ahmed

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Luciana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, everyone was very welcoming. Room was clean and had all the essentials. The hotel itself is very charming. Breakfast was delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rodolfo F.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The tranquility in all hotel areas
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Sandy, US

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The outside of the hotel was promising, but the interior was very old and dilapidated. Also, the location is terrible, it took a train and a bus that rarely showed up to get out there. I thought it was close to the airport to make up for the distance to the city, but it was a 30 minute drive there. Also the hotel advertised a complimentary shuttle to the airport, but it was 50 euros.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Kamil on Aug 7, 2019
Dear Sandy, we are sorry to read such impressions regarding the interior of the hotel. We have plenty of positive reviews stating the opposite therefore we understand that it can be some personal variation on this aspect. As for the location, it is clearly written and can be easily visualised both on Expedia's website and on Google Maps. We have never advertised our hotel as near to the city centre and receving negative reviews based on this feature is definitely unfair. The shuttle-service for the airport is made by an extarnal company. The prices are comparable to those of a standard taxi service in Rome. Kind regards

2/10 Terrible

J.FRANCISCO, USA

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Traveler BEWARE! Location very far away from any main city attraction. Inconvenient location makes traffic nightmare twice as bad. Picture looks twice as good as reality. Room did not have working AC/ Had to be moved to smaller room to have working AC. Knowing that last minute accommodations are impossible to find, management could not care less if I cancelled or not. They NOT HAPPY about the room being prepaid via EXPEDIA and they not shy to let you know. When asked for some kind of credit to make up for inconvenience, I was told to leave if I wanted, otherwise, no credit or compensation. If this is your first time in Rome, you may want to be closer to downtown, with traffic, it takes about 1 hr to go to any main attraction.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Kamil on Aug 7, 2019
Dear Jose Francisco, we are sorry for such a bad experience you had during your stay at our hotel. There was indeed a problem of both the AC and the Wi-Fi in your room during the first night and for that we apologise. The second day you were moved to another room of similar size in which both the AC and the Wi-Fi were working properly. From that day on you didn't speak a word in relation to a possible cancellation or relocation. It is a lie that you didn't receive any credit. As a matter of fact we paid for you the whole amount of the city-tax of Roma Capitale which were 60,00€, roughly the 20% of the whole amount of your stay. The position of the hotel can be checked both on Expedia's website and on Google Maps. We cannot take blame for the infrastracture in Rome being inadequate and lacking at times or for guests that are not able to match their expectations with their choices. In conclusion I would like to say that it is absurd to read that we supposedly discriminate guests on the basis of the website they choose to book on. Best regards

8/10 Good

Edwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stay at the hotel for one night,the breakfast was amazing and the room was clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Kamil on May 17, 2019
Dear Edwin, thank your for your kind words and your superlative rating. We look forward to having you as guests again in the future. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Kamil on Apr 27, 2019
Dear guest, thank you for rating our hotel! Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money. I would say it deserves more than the offical three stars. Loved the fact that the bus stop was just outside the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Kamil on Apr 19, 2019
Dear guest, thank your for the kind words and for rating our hotel. We look forward to having you as guests again in the near future. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the airport
Enjoyed the stay at this hotel. The rooms were clean and the service was great. The only issue was with wifi connection, but other than that I would definitely stay here again..
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Kamil on Dec 15, 2018
Dear guest, thank you for your excellent review. We do have some issues with the Wi-Fi connection and as a matter of fact we are working to solve them. We truly look forward to having again as guest in the future. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Lisa, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is nice but a little difficult to get to without your own transportation
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Kamil on Oct 23, 2018
Dear Lisa, thank you for your helpful review. We look forward to having you again as guests in the future. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Connie, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Welcoming staff and beautifully clean room
Although the hotel is looking a bit dated the welcome and interest shown by the hotel team soon helps you to forget this . Although only around 20 minutes by car to Romes central area I would strongly recommend you hire a car . On Friday which I was told is a regular occurrence public transport was unavailable due to a strike by drivers . Car hire works out as good value as you would spend the same amount on taxis to and from the airport. The hotel has links with the restaurant two minutes away which is great for nights when you don't want to travel for your evening meal . Price is average and food is good . Rome was amazing and topped off by an impromptu drive round by the Pope who blessed the crowd after Mass on Sunday a once in a lifetime experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Kamil on Oct 23, 2018
Dear Connie, thank you for rating our hotel and for your long review. As a matter of fact the hotel is not in the city centre but this is clearly indicated in the hotel description. Our position and the connection with the city centre is something that does not depend on us. Hopefully a XXI century guest should be able to check that before booking a room. We truly look forward to having you again as guests in the future. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Hotel Selva Candida on Oct 28, 2018
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is our second stay at this hotel. Overall it was as expected and pleasant. Sadly something happened to their Internet line and there was no WIFI. Out of their control but WIFI is one of our main criteria for picking a hotel for work and travel needs. Maybe in the future a backup plan or notice/discount can be offered to your guest before check-in.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Kamil on Sep 26, 2018
Dear Guests, thank you for rating our hotel and for your comment. We are sorry for the incovenience with the Wi-Fi connection. As a matter of fact we are working on making it faster and stable. We look forward to having you as guests again in the future and rewarding your trust with a special offer. Kind regards

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
The only thing positive about the hotel was the staff. The hotel is old and rundown. The carpets were very dirty all over. the bed was very uncomfortable. Breakfast was not bad. Be aware the hotel is about 20-30 minutes drive from the city. Must have a car. Parking is a pain in Europe no matter where you go.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Kamil on Sep 26, 2018
Dear guest, tank you for rating our hotel and for you comment. We are sorry for your unpleasant experience. Carpets get cleaned regularly and the only thing that you might notice is probably some staines on the carpet of the main corridor which were caused by an incorrect use of bleach. The location of hotel is clearly written on the website. Even if a car can be useful, there is a bus stop in front of the hotel from which you can drive directly to the metro station. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room and hotel, however for a family of 5 it did seem a bit small. Breakfast was good with cakes, cereals, fruit and breads etc. Bus (904) towards Rome was right outside the hotel, and took us straight to the train station with only a 20 min journey. Staff very helpful!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Kamil on Aug 28, 2018
Dear Guest, thank you for you comment and for rating our hotel. Even if it is always difficult to reply to a review without any reference or name, we truly look forward to have you as guests again in the future. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Kamil on Sep 11, 2018
Dear Guest, thank you for rating our Hotel. We look forward to having you as guest again in the future. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Kamil on Sep 11, 2018
Dear Guest, thank you for rating our Hotel. We look forward to having you as guest again in the future. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Mel, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice Hotel a bit further from central Rome
Very good staff , very helpful , not much choice in breakfast no omelettes, bacon, sausages etc all seems pre packed items not freshly made
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Kamil on Aug 17, 2018
Dear Mel, thank your for rating our hotel and for your nice words. Regarding your remarks about the breakfast unfortunately we do not have a kitchen and this is the reason why we cannot offer omelettes, bacon and sausages. However food such as croissants and bread are daily delivered from a local bakery. Milk is delivered every 3 days and our fruit comes from a local greengrocer. We don't have any pre-packed product except for the ones which require a sterile conservation. We look forward to having you as guests again in the future. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Keith, Beijing China

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Have a traditional country style, room is nice. But a bit far away from airport where when doing the booking was suppose to be near by Rome airport.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Kamil on Aug 7, 2018
Dear Keith, thank your for kind words and for rating our hotel. The issue with the airport is not the actual distance but the lack of any direct public transport connection. As a matter of fact it takes only 20 minutes to get to our hotel from FCO. We truly look forward to having you as guests again in the future. Kind regards

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Very secluded, far away from everything, very poor public transportations, very poor WiFi, very tight room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Kamil on Aug 9, 2018
Dear Anonymous guest, it is very complicated to reply to a review wich lacks of any reference. Nonetheless I would like to focus on some of the mentioned points. Rome is full of hotels nearby the city centre and I do not understand how it is still possible to book a hotel without knowing where it is exactly located. The position and even more the means of public transport cannot be taken as solid assumptions for making any negative conclusion, for these aspects are clearly stated on expedia. Regarding the Wi-Fi connection, I'm sorry you had problems and as a matter of fact it happens that sometimes there some issues with that. For that reason we are going to install an additional and independent internet connection just for our guests. I cannot reply to the statement concerning the room because I have no reference to make any sensible comment on that. Kind regards

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
If you are expecting nice cold AC in your room, think again. Terribly warm our first night to find out that the AC is controlled from the front desk; set to an energy efficient level (read as warm) during a time when it was 34+ Celsius in Rome. Room never felt cool enough. Beds were uncomfortable, but the staff was satisfactory and helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Kamil on Jul 21, 2018
Dear guest, it is very complicated to reply to a comment without having any reference of the guest or of the exact booking. I can only suppose, given the facts that you have listed, in which room you have stayed and who you actually are. Having said that, we are very sorry for your bad experience. It is true that the air conditioning was running very late in those days and as a matter of fact we had to call the maintenence service to spot the problem in your room. We know that it wasn't resolutory at all, but we offered you the minibar and some drinks at the bar in exchange. We look forward to having you as guests again in the future in order to prove you that we can offer a better quality accomodation. Kind regards

6/10 Okay

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Faded beauty
Huge set of rooms, very quiet, shabby though and my girls got itchy bites overnight...maybe mosquitos. Good breakfast but I wouldn’t stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Kamil on Jul 12, 2018
Dear Dana, thank you for your comment and for rating our hotel. We are sorry for your bad experience. Unfortunaly our hotel is located in a district of Rome which was a countryside in the past. Even though we pay deep attention to the keep our hotel sterilised, sometimes it can happen to encounter some variety of animal. Nevertheless we will surely improve on this point and we look forward to having you as guests again in the future. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Kamil on Jun 30, 2018
Dear guest, thank you for rating our Hotel. We look forward to hosting you again in the future. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet Hotel with Very Friendly Staff
We stayed two nights after our flights to Rome, hoping to catch up with the time difference. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The staff was so helpful and friendly, and the hotel is far enough from the hustle and bustle of the city to feel calm and quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Hotel Selva Candida on Apr 19, 2018
Dear guests, thank you for your comment and for rating our Hotel. We look forward to having you as our guest again in the future. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Guadalupe, cary nc us

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean. And you can take bus from the hotel entrance to vatican city.. Nice restaurante. Haft block away.... They speak good english..
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Kamil on Apr 15, 2018
Dear guest, thank you for your comment and for the excellent rating. Even though a good english knowledge should be mandatory in a Hotel, we know that in Italy this is not always the case and this is the reason why we appreciate your remark. We look forward to having you as our guest again in the future. Kind regards

8/10 Good

D, Boston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wifi Not Good
We were in room 320 and the Wifi connection was not very strong or stable. It was very difficult to keep the connection. Please add additional wifi access points as we do like your hotel and hope to stay again. Thanks.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Hotel Selva Candida on Mar 29, 2018
Dear guest, thank you for your comment and for your rating. As a matter of fact we are working to improve the internet acces in all our rooms. We look forward to having you as guests again in the future. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Amersham, England.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Staff and convenient location
This hotel is in a substantial estate near to the ring road round Rome and its airport. There is ample parking available, the bedroom and bathroom were great with good wifi available. There is no restaurant at the hotel but a very nice one just across the road. I had hoped to spend a day in Rome after the rest of my party had left, unfortunately there was a public transport strike that day, however the fantastically helpful hotel manager suggested I drive to the lake just north of the hotel and this was a brilliant suggestion, avoiding the grid locked city.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Kamil on Nov 9, 2017
Dear Stephen, thank you for your kind words. It is always a pleasure to deal with guests like you. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay at our Hotel. Regarding the pool, we are working on it, hoping that one day we can offer you this service too. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous stay
Fabulous hotel ...we really enjoyed our stay. Close to all amedities. I would recommend this hotel 100% until next time thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Hi Anna, thanks a lot. Francesco

10/10 Excellent

Sarah-Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Its a very nice hotel. Very friendly and likeable. It as a good breakfast and great service.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
Thanks a lot Sarah. Francesco

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent choice for Families
Excellent location to stay outside Rome, but with easy access to Rome, Port and Airport. Stayed in family apartment (slept 6+) and it was great. Good breakfast as well. Owners & staff were very gracious and helpful. Only slight negative is that wifi signal did not work other than in lobby area (hotel rooms might be different, our apartment was in a separate building).
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel but isolated
This is a nice hotel but it is not close to anything. There is no restaurant that you can safely access by foot. The wifi does not work at all. It's ok to stay (and the beds are really comfortable) but just understand what you are getting yourself into.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Response from Francesco on Aug 5, 2017
Dear Anonymous, thanks for your review. As clearly showed in Expedia we are not in the city center, that right. but: there is a resturant, Casale 900, which is 100 mts from the hotel, 1 minute by foot; wifi is not fast, we know, and this is why in october we'll have a new optic fiber connection. Best regards Francesco

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
need a car far from rome and FCO
very helpful staff and beautiful hotel and grounds

8/10 Good

Pabsie, Vancouver, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Standard hotel located near the city
Daily breakfast is always the same every morning and the staff did not tell us that items in the fridge already consumed is payable upon check out.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small but comfortable room. Helpful staff. Struggled to find good places to eat. Easy parking. Terrible internet.

10/10 Excellent

RHYS PHILIP

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hotel!
On arrival the staff were nothing but friendly and helpful. All members of staff spoke very good English and were always on hand if we needed advice. The hotel is situated in a lovely area just out of Rome, the room was very comfortable and clean throughout. The air conditioning was not working properly and so sometimes the room would be very hot when we arrived back after a day out; it was not unbearable and we just opened a window. Overall the hotel and staff at hotel selva candida are fantastic and we would 100% choose to stay there again.

6/10 Okay

Ramesh

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I was told that they overbook like flights and can change room what ever they like. I felt people are good but they have overbooked and hence asked my family to split into two rooms with various stupid suggestions.

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, away from centre
The hotel and room was lovely, the staff were extremely helpful and made us feel welcome. The location is quite far out of the centre and public transport can be unreliable, but if this isn't an issue then I would fully recommend this hotel.