Not a bad place, but not what I had expected. Foggia is an odd town, and this hotel and neighborhood are no exception. So close to the train station makes it very convenient if traveling by train -- otherwise, feels like an unsafe and uncomfortable place to be....not very well lit or serviced in the hotel or area. Had suite type room with sitting area and bedroom separated by curtain. 2 tvs with minimal channels, decent bathroom, very few amenities, all relatively clean. A few pleasant reception staff. Bar in lobby is small but decent service. Other rooms are much smaller and not as nice. Loud neighborhood during morning , cars passing and workers start early (inside and outside of hotel). Don't expect to sleep late. Not much at all to do in area around hotel and does not feel like a place you want to stroll around. Hotel is fine for one night stay passing through the area but not more than that. Get a car and go see other towns in Puglia. Mercure/Accor hotels have a wide range around the world... the ones I've been in now have all been extremely different from each other.. hard to know what to expect and little / no consistency. Seem overpriced and not too well maintained from what I have seen so far.

When you enter the Hotel Cicolella, it quickly reminds you of a 1960s restoration gone terribly wrong. You are assaulted with a myriad of conflicting colors and patterns that seem to be of questionable taste and quality. The rooms are even worse. My room was decorated with orange walls, red carpet and a pink bed spread.

Decor aside, the hotel is old (not in a quaint way) and the service is, at best adequate. Most of the staff speak only Italian and are relatively unhelpful. You always seem to be "bothering" them with your needs - like checking in, asking where to park your car and what time breakfast starts. Things they clearly consider to be out of their scope of responsibility.

The rooms are small and clean. You have all the basic needs, bed, bathroom, etc, but nothing more. Depending on the room, the bathrooms range from small to very small. In my bathroom, you had to squeeze in to sit on the toilet and your knees were wedged up against the shower. As well, I found the TV impossible to figure out. They have SKY TV, but good luck using it as the box has a separate control.

The last surprise the hotel has is breakfast. This "buffet" consists of juice, last night's bread, cold cereal and yogurt. I attempted to eat the yogurt, but the spoons they offer are so large that you cannot fit them into the container. Have you ever tried eating yogurt with a fork?

They have wireless internet, but they will charge you 17 Euro for the privilege. The connection speed, though, is pretty good. Parking is in a public garage around the corner and is pretty easy.

Foggia is a relatively depressing town to begin with and the Hotel Cicolella continues the Foggia experience. Overall, the rooms are clean, but that is about all I can say positive about this hotel. The service is poor, the decor is awful and overall experience leaves you a little less enthusiastic about your trip to Italy.

I was on a tour with my family and some friends. upon reaching the disgusting city of foggia, we were supposed to continue to our next destination which was the san giovanni rotondo. unfortunately, the hotel that we were supposed to be staying at over there had a plumbing problem so we had to change hotels at the last minute and ended up at this one.
where do i start? we had to take all our bags into the rooms, using ONE, yes one elevator...that took us about 45 minutes.
next, the pillows we like rocks, and i barely got any sleep that night.
i was barely able to fit into the bathroom...which was more like a sardine can!
the hotel claims to have a restaurant......well, it was closed for lunch, dinner, and for breakfast!
i still cannot believe that this is a mercure hotel that belongs to the accor chain!!! impossible!! what went wrong here?!?!?!
if anyone is mad enough to go to this ghost town, please try to find a better hotel to stay at!

Not a tourist area that's for sure, but when you want to see where your roots came from, as I did, it's a good pick. The desk clerk spoke English which was a comfort.
Seeing two drawings of naked women in bed in the lobby made me wonder what I had gotten us into, but it turned out to be okay.
Our room was split in half with a sitting area, tv, and bar in the entrance area and the bed and bath in the other. Large window in each area as well. Room and lobby were clean. The restaurant, which has won some awards was good! Found a worker that spoke some English and she was so sweet and tried to be helpful. Live music even - one man played a violin and another played a guitar. One waiter sang a few songs.
The breakfast buffet contained a fruit salad that we had had at dinner the night before. Not alot to choose from for breakfast, but at least it was something.
We did have to put a towel at the bottom of the door in our room since our neighbor was smoking!