Italy Guide
Tuscany
Accommodation
1 Bernini Via della Sapienza 15 
0577.289.047 
www.albergobernini.com Friendly, well-situated one-star hotel near San Domenico, with good-value rooms – some with shared bathrooms – and a roof terrace with a fantastic view over Siena. Midnight curfew. Price: €51-75
2 Cannon d'Oro Via Montanini 28 0577.44.321 www.cannondoro.com A stylish, friendly and well-maintained thirty-room hotel, tucked down an alleyway east of Piazza Matteotti. Price: €76-100
3 Centrale Via C. Angiolieri 26 0577.280.379 www.hotelcentralesiena.it A block north of the Campo, up on the third floor, this place has friendly staff and a good location, but no lift. Price: €76-100
4 Chiusarelli Viale Curtatone 15 0577.280.562 www.chiusarelli.com Pleasant and friendly old three-star hotel with fifty airy rooms, a garden and private parking, steps from Piazza Matteotti. Price: €76-100
5 Duomo Via Stalloreggi 38 0577.289.088 www.hotelDuomo.it Pleasant hotel in a grand old building, located in a residential area. Rooms have a/c but are unremarkable, other than those with rooftop views of the Duomo. Free parking at Parcheggio Il Campo. Price: €101-125
6 Garibaldi Via Duprè 18 0577.284.204 Seven no-nonsense rooms above a quality low-price trattoria just a few strides south of the Campo. Price: €76-100
7 La Perla Via delle Terme 25 0577.47.144 www.hotellaperlasiena.com . Regular one-star pensione with all en-suite rooms, in a very central location overlooking Piazza Indipendenza. Price: €50 and under
8 Palazzo Bruchi Via Pantaneto 105 0577.287.342 www.palazzobruchi.it Housed in a seventeenth century palazzo, this is a real bargain run by a friendly mother-and-daughter team. Lovely bright rooms. Price: €76-100
9 Piccolo Hotel Etruria Via delle Donzelle 3 0577.288.088 www.hoteletruria.com Small, central place, with some poky rooms and a 12.30am curfew, but with parking nearby. Price: €76-100
10 
Certosa di Maggiano Via Certosa 82 0577.288.180 www.certosadimaggiano.com Surely Siena's most beautiful hotel, this former monastery in the countryside 1km southeast of the centre is absolutely stunning with large, elegant rooms surrounding the central cloister, above which peers the (still functioning) bell tower. There's also a library, a swimming pool and a fantastically swanky restaurant. Prices are equally fantastic. Price: €301 and over
11 Ostello Guidoriccio Via Fiorentina 89, Stellino 0577.52.212 
siena.aighostel@virgilio.it Non-HI 111-bed hostel, 2km northwest of the centre; take bus #3, #10 or #15 from Piazza Matteotti or, if you're coming from Florence, ask the bus driver to let you off at "Lo Stellino" (just after the Siena city sign). Dorm beds are €14.45, doubles €28.90. Curfew 11pm. Price: €50 and under
12 Palazzo Ravizza Pian dei Mantellini 34 0577.280.462 www.palazzoravizza.it Genteel and recently restored hotel in a pleasant backwater of town. It has a quality restaurant and charming little garden for afternoon tea. Free parking. Price: €151-200
13 Piccolo Hotel Il Palio Piazza del Sale 19 0577.281.131 www.piccolohotelilpalio.it Perfectly located for bus arrivals (right near all the bus stops), but 200m north of the centre, with clean, good-sized rooms and extremely friendly staff. Price: €101-125
14 Santa Caterina Via E.S. Piccolomini 7 0577.221.105 www.hscsiena.it . A three-star hotel, 10min walk southeast of the campo, with the benefit of air conditioning and private parking. Price: €151-200
15 Villa Scacciapensieri Via di Scacciapensieri 10 0577.41.441 www.villascacciapensieri.it . Converted country villa 3km north of Siena, with great views and every luxury including a pool. Price: €201-250