Hotel Helvetia Thermal Spa

I was at Hotel Helvetia Thermal some months ago and I appreciated my staying. My opinion has been confirmed: everything has been perfect. No remarks on anything. Particularly appreciated the young waitress at the restaurant.

The breakfast was awesome. The spa, included in the room rate, was fabulous. The location was in the heart of the town, within walking distance of everything.

It is very difficult to write a review of this place, because it was chosen for me as part of a tour and not by me. The hotel itself is lovely, the staff is very friendly and attentive and obviously the spa services are a treat. Loved the spa pool itself after a day of sight seeing. My only drawback, as it is with most hotels these days, is that they use very firm mattresses and theirs killed my back. I wish hotels offered different types of mattresses per floor and gave you a choice. If you were looking to stay off the beaten path, then Porretta Terme could be a good choice: it's a very quaint little town along the Reno river with a variety of shops and restaurants and has some great street art. Having said all this, as a person who was in Italy for the first time, I found that staying in a place that was about a hour and a half away from both Florence and Bologna by both car and train to be a little problematic, especially when there is a high speed train between Bologna and Florence that only takes a half hour. I felt a bit trapped staying so far outside the cities and would have stayed in Bologna if I had it to do over again. I find it's better to stay in a central city and travel outside of it than the other way around. But a more seasoned Italy traveller might prefer Porretta Terme.

The overall atmosphere makes you feel comfortable. Personnel dedicated to any service is kind and professional. The SPA is nice, well organised, tidy and offers very good treatments. You can feel a renewed person after even a couple of days.

I had come to Porretta for the soul music festival but found so much more. Stayed at this hotel where the room and the food were good but the highlight of my stay was the spa. Estela the massage professional gave me a perfect Swedish massage, using just the right pressure to relax my body and release my tired traveling muscles. The warm mineral pool was a surprise and a delight as was the dry and wet saunas. The receptionists were exceedingly helpful and added positively to my stay. Brava to this welcoming hotel!

This is nice quaint hotel in a small town located in the hillsides of valencia , its about an hour from.Valencia and an hour from Bologna , very clean, well equipped hotel, comfortable rooms, good service, good breakfast, didnt get to try the spa but I hear its very nice.

Good service, excellent location, nice restorant. Hotel Helvetia is situated in the city center of Porretta Terma a lovely little city in the mountains, 50 km soth of Bologna. The hotel building is in very good condition, highly reccomended

The experience at Helvetia is very complete with high quality through out and high attention to detail. Nice staff, quiet rooms and surroundings and close to easy mountain hikes. In my opinion, far better than what it is priced at in all aspects.