Club del Sole Centro Turistico Città di Bologna

A great spot for our touring caravan. Pitches are well marked and flat. Good, clean toilets and showers. Bus to Bologna runs regularly and the stop is conveniently in the campsite (buy tickets from reception as you can’t on the bus, €2 each way). We didn’t use the bar or restaurant but it looked nice. It rained for 24 hours but the pitch didn’t flood. Would definitely revisit.

We stopped 3 days at Centro Turistico Città di Bologna in July to participate in a family event and to see friends but we did not want to renounce a little bit of holiday flavour. There were 5 of us plus 3 pets. We stayed in a brand-new, fully equipped, nice cottage. There is a bus connection between the resort and the city centre. We had an extremely positive impression of the facility

This was the worst camping I have ever been (after being in more than 50 in Europe). People at the reception are not kind, and they asked me to give for your ID card or passport until I go, which is illegal, according to the European Union laws. As I rejected that idea, they obligated me to pay before entering the camping. After that, the two girls at the reception were criticizing me, but as I know Italian I understood them and I argued with them. Regarding the camping, the sanitary block was deficient. They were old, unmaintained, and most of them, broken. From 5 showers, only 2 were available. There was a terrible smell in the WC. The chemical WC was inside the toilettes, without a separate door, and they were unmaintained, with problems as seen in the photo. It was terrible to go to the toilettes. You must pay additional 5 € per person and day for the swimming pool, which was a simple vase. You all are alerted. Do not go to this camping, even if it is cheap. It was the worst experience in a camping I have ever had.

We paid 460€ almost for 3 nights! So expensive. Due to health reasons we couldn’t finally make it. We asked if they can return us a small amount of what we have paid at least, they refused! They didn’t even offer to accommodate us free if we go at some point again. Not acceptable!!! I understand it’s a hotel and it might have a non refundable policy but I am a Guest Relations Manager in a hotel too. I never treat my clients like that…

The Ryan Air of camp sites. Paying 5€ per head per day for the use of the pool was not a good start. I’m glad we didn’t bring our 4 kids. The shuttle bus to Bologna was ok but we were not given tickets for the return journey and were told to get them at ‘any’ tobacco shop. I think it was because they were running out at the camp site. Trying to find a tabaco shop that cared let alone give us tickets was difficult. Eventually, after visiting 5 shops and the tourist information (who had also run out) we managed to find a souvenir shop that sold them, although this spoilt the first few hours of our visit. The staff are generally unwelcoming. Although one man was genuinely lovely in the cafe (not the one that shouted at a mother and daughter for coming in wet from the pool). The facilities were generally ok when they worked. Quite a few had broken toilet seats or locks that didn’t work (although you didn’t know until someone walked in on you! 3 times!) The showers were lovely and hot with plenty of room.

They confiscate your passport upon entering and you can only get it back if you pay up front. When we had to leave earlier unexpected, it was not possible to get a refund. On all occasions they were unfriendly and clearly the customer was not the first priority. Colleagues even corrected each other as they were so unfriendly. Multiple showers were not working (at the men's 2/5), dirty and not worth the money you are paying. The connection to the city is terrible with a bus leaving only every two hours. The pool is supposed to be nice, but you need to pay extra every time to use it. Would not recommend to go unless you absolutely have to.