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Reviews of Forvm boutique Hotel

3 out of 5
Forvm boutique Hotel
Via Valdirivo, 30, Trieste

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 96 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 48 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 154 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John, Castle Rock

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nicely appointed, darkly luxe vibe. We didn’t have breakfast but it looked beautiful. Staff, especially Nico, were very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lesley, Liverpool

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully appointed hotel, close to centre and well served by public transport. Very helpful and pleasant staff. Really enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Celia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, and very friendly staff
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Overall just ok
Charming hotel in good location - given a welcome drink on arrival Room very small and bed was uncomfortable and creaked when you moved - overall ok experience but given cost wasn’t value for the money paid
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room and good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

susan

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Mary, EXETER

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Such a mixture of extremes. From a beauty standpoint, this place is a five star. It is in a very central location walkable to all the places and restaurants, mostly easy to find, and slightly more accessible because of the lift for your heavy bags. Everything is beautiful. Beautifully laid out and beautifully presented. Two major problems though: some of the staff seem to either hate their job or hate their guests, or perhaps both. They are unaware that the guest is the one to be pleased, and not the other way around . They seem to have "rules" around enjoying breakfast and coffee and God forbid you should want to do the mornings your way, rather than their way. We were such a nuisance! Imagine wanting coffee first, and waiting for breakfast till later. Imagine that four people in your group wake up at different times ! Quelle Merde! How inconsiderate of us! How dare we stagger our mornings! How dare we have a way that we like our coffee and cannot describe it with the proper Italian terms! We feel so badly about what a nuisance we were. The room itself well very pretty, was without function. The beds were slab hard, the air conditioner was barely Working, and the toilet was so impossibly high that it was unusable for women and one needed to use a stepstool to get up to it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Forvm Boutique Hotel on 20 Sept 2023
Good morning, We reread your review several times in disbelief.We do not exactly understand the matrix of the problem, as there is no trace of any specificity in its text. We don't understand what it means that we have rules around breakfast. We invite to seat our customers at the table, ask them what they would like to drink and bring them the breakfast they have chosen according to their preferences.We really don't understand, in what sense we don't allow our guests to enjoy their breakfast in peace in the way they prefer, also because it's just about having breakfast and there are no complicated ways to enjoy it. It happens that our guests who woke up earlier, come in for a coffee while they wait for their family members or friends who are still asleep, so they can have breakfast all together when they reunite.But this is normal in a similar working context so we don't see how this could cause any kind of disturbance to our work. We are very perplexed by the anger and the need to use bad language when we let you calmly enjoy breakfast according to your time, no one denied you the possibility of having coffee first and breakfast in a second moment, as it happened: You and your children came at different times and everyone of you had breakfast, nothing was denied, nothing was a problem.We are sorry you perceived a form of grumpiness towards you, but none of us had negative feelings or attitudes, also because we don't see the reason for that and we were very busy working that morning. Every day we have situations like yours, where people from the same family have breakfast at different times.Beside all this, and we hope any negative perception was just a misunderstanding and nothing more, thank you for appreciating the beauty of our hotel.But unfortunately we have to report to Expedia your review because it's so unfair to us and our work, nothing you wrote about our behavior reflects reality.Thank you for the understanding,Forvm Boutique Hotel

8/10 Good

LEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was warm.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Lance

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, after our stay, we booked a night for our return after our cruise.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely spot
Beautiful place, friendly staff, lovely room. Easy to walk to/find from the train/bus station, and close to everything. I’d highly recommend it!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

thomas, Rio Rancho

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The reception area and receptionist were great! Helpful to meet our needs.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graciela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel that needs some improvements
The hotel is very nice and perfectly located to explore beautiful Trieste. There is a nice lounge where you can have breakfast or have a glass in the evening. The rooms are small but nicely decorated and cozy. Staff are friendly and they provide maps and information if needed. The only problem was that the air conditioning didn't function very well (although I set it at 19 oC, the temperature was 26-28 oC). The fridge did not function well either and the beverages were not cold.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We received great overview of activities from staff for our one day stay in Trieste which really helped. Overall great location allowing us to walk everywhere we wanted to go from waterfront to Castle. Only negative was having to park our car at the large city lot which was about 3-4 blocks away. Otherwise would recommend and we would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jochem

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gloria, san antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a wonderful boutique hotel in Trieste. We walked from the cruise ship to the hotel and next day walked to the train station! Breakfast was so delicious! Highly recommend! Can’t wait to return to Trieste ❤️

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

MIKE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Two windows are boarded up.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, Lexington

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay at the Forvm. The property decor is unique and interesting. The hospitality was excellent. They were very helpful with maps and dining recommendations. Breakfast at the hotel was delicious and the service was great. We would definitely stay there again!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Reception - Forvm boutique Hotel on 20 Aug 2022
Dear Elizabeth,We are really pleased to read that you appreciated our service, our hospitality and the environment, and that you enjoyed your stay. Hope to have you as our guests again.Best regardsThe staff

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely central boutique hotel (and dog friendly!)
I'm not one for leaving hotel reviews but I made an exception for this. This was a lovely little hotel very close to the main attractions in Trieste. We arrived by car and the journey took far longer than expected so we ended up arriving after their designated check in time. I called up to explain and there were absolutely no problems. It was very clear that customer service was top of the agenda. The staff were very accommodating and helpful. The room was compact but beautifully decorated and a lot of thought had gone into the details. The *ONLY* niggle was that I think the shower was broken as only the hand held component worked. But not enough to reduce the rating. We had breakfast on the final day and as the other reviews say ... Wow. It was great and there was a vegan option which was actually good!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice small hotel. Staff was very friendly, room was nice and overall hotel was very nice! Would recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kimberley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

nigel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel; really friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Reception - Forvm boutique Hotel on 14 Jul 2022
Dear Nigel, Thank you very much for your lovely words. Hope to see you again soon. Best regards

4/10 Poor

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Forvm
Front of hotel is rundown. It is a very nice boutique hotel but there are noise issues. The windows do not fit properly especially on room 102. When asked whether I could change rooms, I couldn’t do this because the hotel was full and was told I should “ask for a quiet room” in future. Breakfast is expensive at €15.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marek

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was so friendly, helpful, full of local stories and information. They went above and beyond to get us tickets to two new art exhibitions. Hotel in super location with immaculate rooms in a grand old building. A favorite stay in a unique city.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Melba

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little gem
Service was very nice and friendly. We had to wait 5 minutes for someone to appear and check us in. When he appeared he was extremely apologetic and nice about it and even gave us complimentary Prosecco as an apology.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Reception - Forvm boutique Hotel on 21 Dec 2021
Dear Melba, We would like to thank You for this beautiful review! It means a lot to see that You enjoyed Your stay with us. Hoping to see You again very soon! Best wishes, FbH Reception

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Guy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great character hotel
Lovely hotel. Very well placed. Helpful and friendly. Wonderfully decorated, giving it a character a step above most others. Only very slight reservation is that the rooms are quite small, so pack efficiently... Overall, highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Simon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
unacceptable service & treatment
The hotel is very hard to find and has no nearby parking. Despite having booked and paid for a queen bed on arrival at the hotel 22:30 so definitely not early I was shown to a room with only a single bed! When I complained I was told that I was alone so was put in a single bedded room again I had paid for a queen bed, This was the only room available and if I wanted to leave then I could but they would not give a refund. I reluctantly accepted the room only to be further disappointed by the quality of the hotel, the room was noisy until the early hour with returning guests and the bathroom was worn and the blinds and curtains were so thin that I was woken around 0600 by the light in the room. This hotel looks great on the photos but it is all image and no quality. I travel for a living and can honestly say I have never been so disappointed before. On checkout the receptionist was argumentative and unhelpful refusing to call the manager and saying that I had slept in the room so had no reason to complain. This hotel should be avoided it is dreadful probably the worst I have experience in 15 years of travelling.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Forvm boutique Hotel on 22 Aug 2020
Dear Mr. Simon, We are very sorry that Your experience at the hotel didn't match Your expectations. Our goal is to always make sure that our Guests feel completely at home during their stay. The situation with the queen bed started when we received Your booking, which didn't show any particular request on the website, other than the "single room" booking itself. So the next natural step was to assign a standard single-bed room. When You showed us Your booking sheet for a queen bed, we understood there has been a problem in the system, but unfortunately all the other rooms were already booked, so we had only that room left (mind that we are a small boutique Hotel, so the number of rooms available is limited). With that being said, we never said that we put You in a single room because You were travelling alone, we would never allow ourselves to say such things. Also, we never mentioned not giving You a refund if You had chosen not to stay in our Hotel. Actually, as soon as You showed Your queen bed booking sheet, we immediately tried to contact the manager to see what we could do to resolve the problem. In that moment You decided on Your own that You would take the room, saying you didn't want anyone to even try to contact You for the next 10 hours, and threatening to write a bad review the next day. We don't see this as the proper way of dealing with certain situations, being that it only causes damage to our image. We always accept constructive criticism, when its intention is to really help avoid certain errors in future. But this seems like an intentional way to damage the Hotel's reputation. Again, we totally understand where You're coming from and we feel truly sorry for the whole situation, and You have the right to express Your disappointment. But there are ways and means. We really hope that in future You can decide to give us another chance to prove our point, which means giving You the best experience possible during Your stay. In the meantime, we wish You all the best. Sincerely, Forvm boutique Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Diana Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast is excellent. Blood orange juice!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lynette

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect boutique stay
Beautiful Hotel ! It’s what you would expect from a boutique hotel. Amazing decor and a pleasure to stay in
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from FbH on 17 Oct 2019
Thank You dear guests, it was pleasure for us to host You. Hoping to see You again, we send You kindly regards. FbH

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent!
Hidden behind a massive door this boutique hotel is wonderful! The rooms are very small but beautifully appointed and the service excellent! The position too is great as halfway between the central rail/bus station and the amazing square!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from FbH on 17 Oct 2019
Dear guests, It's so nice to know that your stay has been pleasant and that our service has satisfied all your expectations. Thanks for your beatiful comment. Kindly Regards FbH

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place clean .. nice people at the desk.. I really recomend .. good location.. all good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from FbH on 17 Oct 2019
Dear Guest, Thank You for your comment, thank You for your stay at Forvm boutique Hotel, thank You for your recommendation. Kindly Regards FbH

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really quaint hotel with modern decor but traditional feel. Great location. Nice breakfast. Staff was very helpful and courteous.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from FbH on 17 Oct 2019
Dear Guests, It was pleasure to host You. Thank You. Greetings from Forvm boutique Hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a chic and stylish hotel in the heart of Trieste. It is indeed boutique - small and fancy. The staff were fantastic. The optional breakfasts were gorgeous and the coffee excellent. If you arrive by car, parking is somewhat challenging but the staff helped us figure the out. The hotel entrance is on a very busy street with no area to pull off the street. Challenging but doable. A really nice hotel at an excellent value
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was going to stay in an Airbnb but I thought I would give this a go instead. I should have stayed in an Airbnb like I did earlier in my trip; it was cheaper and had a more useable bathroom ( that was strangely fitted and had a broken toilet seat). The entrance was also hard to find and not that clear or inviting
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Renee, San Diego

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Unique , Stylish, central location to train and main square
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
5 star stay!
Simply amazing!!! Outstanding warm service! Beautifully designed chic hotel in central location to “must see” sites. Delicious breakfast! Exceeded my expectations!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Nice interior design. Friendly helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Harmen J

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel, annoying little things
The property is amazingly quirky in its appearance and attention to detail id sublime. Breakfast at 10 euro is good value. It is served on a cakestand and has everything one could need. Coffee of course is superb. I had 2 serious problems, one was a malfunctioning toilet. When you press the flush button the water would continue to stream, noisily. This happened every time and the first time, on my arrival,, it was fixed. The second time I was told it is Sunday and I cannot get anyone. After I returned from lunch it appeared to have been fixed. My only remaining option was not to flush. The second issue was with the room, my confirmation stated a queen sized bed, I was allocated a single, and being used to a super king, I promptly fell out during the night, twice. Forget about working at the desk, my room had no desk chair to sit on. Other than that, the hotel is amazing, the staff are friendly and it is within reasonable distance of everything.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great. Delicious breakfast. Lovely room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hog, Winchester, GB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful property and lovely staff. The breakfasts were to die for. The location is good. The wifi worked well so we could listen to Radio Caroline when in the room on our tablet.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019