Caravelli

4/10

Poor

21 May 2026

paul

Carpets are dirty and my room was next to the toilet and directly above the restaurant so very noisy, the bathroom is very dark, if you want a restful night's sleep this place isn't for you.

Breakfast was a continental and they should make this clear when they advertise free breakfast, location is good but I won't visit again

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2026

Patrick

Good alternative to characterless chain hotels. Good value for money, run by very helpful real Italian family. Free parking on site. Would definitely go back if in Loughborough again.

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2026

Steve

Hotel does have some parking but the majority of parking is either on street or at NCP near Tesco. Decent pubs in the immediate vicinity of the hotel restaurant which looked good

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

Melanie

Staff were very friendly and accommodating. The room was very clean. It’s a small room but only because it’s a historic beautiful building. It had everything we needed.

We ate in the restaurant. The food was superb. Good price too. Highly recommended. 👍

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2025

Jennifer

A fantastic stay with very friendly andaccommodating services.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2025

Samuel

The room was in good condition, the staff were friendly, helpful and courteous. However the heating in the room did not work the first night, there was plumbing pipes going through the room which made sounds all night, and there was a green fire exit sign inside the room, which was lit all night.

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2025

Edmund

Clear communication on location and parking prior to arrival. Th staff were friendly and quick to show me to my room, which was much bigger than I expected. It could do with a lick of paint but at 6ft5\" the shower head was plenty high enough although doors were a little low and be careful of the large chandelier in the middle of the room.
I dined in the restaurant and the food was amazing, overall I would definitely stay here again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

JM

I was in Loughborough for work, so needed something at short notice - Caravelli fit the bill perfectly. Walking in the place smelled amazing - the benefits of being attached to a fantastic restaurant. The staff were very helpful, and explained everything really well.

I was shocked when I got to my room - it was HUGE, with a real fireplace. Far from the usual bookings I would usually make. The bed was big and comfortable, and the room was warm.

I didn't have breakfast, as I had to leave early, but again - looked amazing.

I'll definitely be back

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

Jon

Booked with parking to be told my room does not come with parking luckily room to park
Room ok bed comfy but needs a deep clean star carpet filthy and room carpet dirty
Italian restaurant good

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

phillip

Great Italian restaurant and good service

Business

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2025

Richard

Not very welcoming, was expecting after reading other reviews

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2025

Derek

Brilliant breakfast, the best continental I have had. Great choice and service
Bed was comfortable, room cosy, and plenty of self service tea n coffee options.
Only problem in the room was that the tv remote would not control the tv, so had to go to the tv to change channel's etc..
I did teport this but nothing was done!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2025

John

Nice continental breakfast.

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2025

Theresa

Very convenient to town centre. Reasonable price for bed & breakfast. Large bedroom with very comfortable bed.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2025

Paul

Couples retreat

I can’t give anything less than a 10 an absolutely beautiful place Italian through and through amazing food rooms too die for

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2025

Joanne

Great location and friendly staff

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

Stephen

Welcomed in nicely
car parking very tight
Food in restaurant outstanding - superb taste and good value
Room excellent - better than last time I stayed -chose a better room !

On the negative then someone else parked selfishly in the carpark making it extremely precarious to get out - should have been stopped and was charged at dinner for something i didn't have - only noticed today

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2025

Keith

Not the best entrance via the back door and steep narrow stairs to the rooms.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Mar 2025

Craig

Sorry will not return

Very tight parking space but ok, stayed in the Huntingdon room, which only has a slated blind in window, there was a curtain rail but No curtains therefore light shined through all night from the building nearby, the room adjacent has some sort of water issue bubbling constantly, So overall had very little sleep. Will not return!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2025

Martin

Good hotel room for a very reasonable price, and the restaurant is top drawer

Business

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2025

Mary

The property is very central. It was lovely and warm

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2024

N

friendly, clean and great food

Very friendly Italian restaurant with rooms.
The room was comfortable and a good size, but was adjacent to the toilets the restaurant guests used. I came out of my room a couple of times just as men were coming out the gents which was a bit off putting.
The room was clean and comfortable if a tiny bit dated.
The food and the service in the restaurant was very good although i was a bit sad to find myself eating alone for most of my meal in the annex as the restaurant was I assume full.
My biggest complaint was that the music while dining in the annex was very loud, but I felt a bit too embarrassed to ask them to turn it down, two ladies were also eventually shown to a table near me and did ask. It was a lot more bearable then.
Breakfast was a continental buffet whcih was fresh and very nice.
Overall a very nice place to stay and very easy with the restaurant downstairs.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2024

Michael

Felt like a king

Absolutely amazing room and service. A bit noisy during the night but likely from other guests

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2024

Kate

Very friendly helpful team and lovely room with 4 poster bed.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

Rachel

Lovely hotel with rooms above an Italian restaurant within walking distance of Loughborough town centre. Staff were also lovely and very helpful and welcoming. Meal in the restaurant was also lovely. Would definitely stay again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2024

Tim

Beaumont

Last minute booking, and there was only 1 room available.
It was a gorgeous room, with luxurious features, including a 4 poster bed, and free standing bath.
The restaurant is an authentic Italian and the menu was sublime, which oozed quality - both in the ingredients and presentation, all served very attentively.
The breakfast in the morning had plenty of continental options too, a full English was an optional extra.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2024

Jon

Arrived late in the day and the hosts were very welcoming and we settled in quickly. Very nice and spacious room and we were accommodated for food in the restaurant without any fuss at all.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2024

Louise

1 night business trip

Clean, comfortable, very accommodating, delicious food in the restaurant. Free parking!
I had an early flight and the owner allowed me in before check in time.
It was a hot day and room was very hot but they had a fan in the room which eased the heat slightly

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2024

Linda

Good value, central location.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

14 May 2024

nigel

Awful

Couldn't get in - flight was delayed and unable to get any response from number on booking to advise I would need a late check in. Ended up stranded in town having to find a hotel that caters for business

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2024

grant

Staff very good - nice atmosphere in restaurant- competitive pricing

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2024

Karen

great convenient place to stay and welcomed with professional and friendly management

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2024

Verified traveler

Highly recommended.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

28 Nov 2023

Keith

The property only has a very small car park (3 cars) which was problematic. The shower in the room was broken and the shower head un-adjustable so it sprayed water directly in your face. The bed was very good as was the restaurant although we were not aware that there was only a continental breakfast on offer

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2023

Verified traveler

Small Hotel in town, with parking

Small hotel with four rooms, continental breakfast was included but wanted an extra £12 for cooked one. Unfortunately no toilet seat in the bathroom, reception said there were unaware so curious to what the cleaner had done.
Finally the WiFi password was written in little upper case characters instead of lower case.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2023

Samantha

Great central Loughborough Stay

Great stay at Caravelli. Room was beautiful and food in the restaurant excellent. Continental breakfast in the morning was good. Rooms are above a restaurant so no check in area per se. friendly staff and onsite parking. Great central location for visiting son at uni.

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2023

Verified traveler

Good choice

I really liked this hotel

Business

6/10

Pleasant

07 Sep 2023

Andrew

I had the small double business room, the bed and pillows were to hard for me and the emergency exit light in the room omits light all night so the room isn’t dark. The room was extremely hot but to be honest it was a hot day so all in all a very bad night’s sleep

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2023

Sean

A little gem

A wonderful place to stay, old world charm but still comfortable. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. The breakfast was excellent. We also ate dinner two nights in the restaurant and that was top notch. I don't have a negative.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2023

David

Nice break

Comfortable break and nice restaurant

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2023

John Anthony

Fantastic service & wonderful staff.

Fantastic visit & thoroughly enjoyed my time spent there.
Staff were attentive, caring & couldn’t do enough. A great business trip and I would recommend anyone working in the area for a few days to stay here. - however.
The car parking at the rear was very tight and due to my early starts it wasn’t helped by other staff/residents blocking my vehicle in plus the rear car park is difficult to reverse into made worse if you have a larger vehicle.

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2023

Annemarie

Lovely atmospheric room. Good size. Modern ensuite with good quality towels. Nice toiletries. Big comfortable bed. Reasonable tea/coffee tray (I always mean to remember to take extra tea bags!!!) Good continental breakfast included with option to pay for cooked. Small parking for free which was a bonus. Well positioned to walk into town. Warm and pleasant staff without being crowding. Would stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2023

David

Nice room, fantastic breakfast, would stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2022

GORDON

Good setup and friendly staff and good breakfast

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2022

Iain

Excellent Stay.

Very clean and comfortable excellent staff service. Attached restaurant excellent value up market Italian. Breakfast cooked to order wide choice of items very good coffee.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

I had a fantastic stay at Caravelli. The room was nice and cosy, and although it was very hot, there was a fan which I was able to use to cool the room down which I really appreciated. The bed was also comfortable! The bathroom was quite small but still absolutely fine. The service was absolutely fantastic, especially at breakfast.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2022

Harlukhbir

I was welcome warmly and show in my room which was absolutely stunning And Divine

my wife felt like she was in a princess fairy tale absolutely amazing.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2022

David

Returning Guests

Great service from Caravelli team. Restaurant is very good. Room is on the whole good but some aspects need attention - but in all very good value. Second stay and would return - this says a lot! Convenient for town centre and close to railway station. Parking is limited but provided for each room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2021

Simon

Very helpful and friendly staff. Comfortable accommodation - even if the room was rather hot despite opening the window. Highly recommended.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Oct 2021

Lisa

Very disappointed wouldn’t go back

Had to pay for accommodation within half an hour of arriving. Normally this is upon leaving.
As a result of this didn’t go back to purchase drinks went to local pub instead.
Also breakfast very poor no marmalade available?

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2021

vikki

Wonderful spacious room

We stayed in the Beaumont room which was spacious, nicely decorated and had a really comfortable four poster bed. The parking and directions were easy and breakfast was cooked to order and a good standard. Overall a lovely stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2021

Victoria

Fabulous stay made to feel very welcome and great value for money

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2020

Steve

Excellent at this hotel again - even with COVID and had to have a continental breakfast- room was lovely as usual - a bit of luxury in the heart of Loughborough

Friends_and_family Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Clean comfortable bed , good selection of teas and coffee. Modern shower room which was clean. However, there was no hot water in the morning and nobody seemed very bothered to help sort it of offer a solution .

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2020

James

Friendly Italian staff , good English

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2020

Adele

Stay here, eat here. It’s great!

Fantastic place to stay. Had the deluxe room which was very large and beautifully fitted. Modern en suite. Bed very comfy. Breakfast was fab and service charming. Would def return if in Loughborough.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2020

Stephen

Business Overnight

Never stayed in Loughborough before, this is central so very convenient. Room above an Italian restaurant. Lovely room, well appointed, friendly staff. Fabulous restaurant, super food, worth staying for the that alone, private car park at the back too. If I ever need to stay in Loughborough again, would certainly go back.

Business

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2019

Diane

Great Service for a Great Price

Whilst it was noisy early evening it was a great nights sleep and it was quiet. Service next morning was excellent and the young man took it personally that the taxi company did not deliver to the same level as he did.
Will definitely book again when in the area.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

-Shower pressure was low
-Cooked breakfast was quite mediocre
+Staff very friendly and helpful
+Fairly inexpensive

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

07 Sep 2019

TIMOTHY

Oh dear!

I am not sure where all the great reviews came from, as they definitely influenced me choosing to stay here, but they certainly did not reflect the standard. The room facilities were poor, the carpet was very badly stained...with what I would not like to imagine, and dirty (I did not want to walk on it with bare feet. The ensuite was ridiculously cramped and the water pressure in the shower was so low that after I had eventually washed and rinsed my hair my upper arms were still dry!
For breakfast I asked for brown toast; scrambled eggs and sausage...the toast was so lightly toasted that if they had left a few slices on a window ledge for 5 minutes it would have been toasted more; the scrambled egg was cooked with lots of olive oil and had a heavy green tint to reflect this, and when the plate was lifted on one side a large pool of oil would form; and the sausages when cut through oozed grease in great quantities which mixed with the oil to really put me off even considering to attempt to eat any of it.
In its favour it only cost £60, but you would expect more even at this price. As mentioned at the beginning, I am not sure how they have received such high reviews...in my experience anything above \"really poor\" is a gross exageration.

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2019

Mark

Nice place but could do with updating

The room was very cute, sloped floor, exposed beams. Old tired small on suite. The room is above a nice Italian restaurant. interesting view over church graveyard

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2019

Philip

Hotel and restaurant excellent, area not so, had an early flight from East Midlands airport and would not make breakfast however we were packed up with a packed breakfast to take with us, meal in the restaurant the night before very nice, so thanks to all the staff who were very friendly and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2019

Verified traveler

Family atmosphere, excellent table service and food, excellent accomodation.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Friendly staff great room but rhe overall decor could do with a lick of paint

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

I really enjoyed my stay at Caravelli. The staff were so friendly and helpful. It is a very old building - but was spotlessly clean.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

The room was beautifully furnished, clean and felt very fresh. Plenty of space and with an excellent bed. The staff could not have been nicer or more efficient than they were. I cannot fault this place and can only massively recommend it to anyone.

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2018

Brian

ok place - good location, only 4 rooms I think so tight parking but I was early so got in ok, booked large room but only downside was no shower - didn't realise when booking... Good breakfast and staff helpful. No desk to work at which was a problem... room was quirky and more for a couple at weekend

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2018

Steve

Great location great food and a large breakfast overall great value. The only negative is the room a few minor repairs to windows sills and decor

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2018

shingo

A hidden gem in Loughborough

I searched for a nice place to stay using the reviews on the website trying to avoid the chain hotels. This hotel came up with great reviews with the additional bonus of a fabulous restaurant. I couldn't be happier with my choice. The team are extremely welcoming making the whole experience a pleasure. The room was clean, cosy and had everything I required. The food was superb, with a variety of different authentic Italian dishes to choose from. I will be returning to sample the whole menu. Highly recommended.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2018

Ella

great!

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2018

Jennifer

Comfortable stay & friendly staff.

A comfortable room, very spacious & full of character. Shower room a bit small but perfectly adequate. We were given a very warm welcome and had an excellent meal at the restaurant for dinner and a tasty cooked breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Good overnight hotel

We stayed in Hastings room described as deluxe double king bed. Room was lovely ( clean apart from some cobwebs ) but bed was only a double. En suite was small. Parking came with room but is very restricted. Breakfast was cooked to order and was lovely. Staff were friendly and helpful. Only grumble beside the bed not being a king, was noise from restaurant below.

Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Jun 2018

Kerry

What a shame. Had high hopes for this place! The building itself looks a bit tired when we arrived the door was locked and we had to call a number to then wait ten minutes for someone to arrive, glad it wasn’t raining! Given this is supposed to be an upmarket place to stay and isn’t cheap I wouldn’t say the room was very luxurious. When sitting on the bed u could feel the wooden slats through the mattress. The bath wasn’t clean inside. The toiletries that were provided was one bottle of shower gel one shampoo and one body moisturiser. We stayed for two nights these were never replenished. Also I would of thought given this room is the only one with a bath that bubble bath would have been supplied too. The sink and toilet are separated from the room by a door. When u turn the light on there is a rather noisy extractor fan which can’t be turned off great for when u need a wee in the middle of the night! Also the toilet is very noisy as for some reason it has an electric shredder thing inside. When the room was cleaned after the first night we stayed dirty glasses were not even removed. Due to the fact that there is a restaurant below owned by the same people there is music playing quite loudly for 6pm ish until 11.50pm which wasn’t great when trying to go to sleep! The one positive I can say is that the breakfast staff were very polite and the breakfast nice.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Clean pleasant room-

Accommodation experience was spoilt by excessive noise from restaurant staff and the kitchen extractor fan

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2018

Daniella

Highly recommended!!!!

Stayed in the Beaumont room and it was beautiful! Ate in the restaurant at night service was brilliant friendly Staff and beautiful food at a good price, would highly recommend this hotel and will definitely be staying here again!

Partner