Hotel La Colonna, Siena; Siena hotel

Hotel La Colonna, Siena

Hotel La Colonna, Siena lies on Via Di Pescaia, just a kilometre south of the historic heart of town. This Siena hotel is small, cosy, air conditioned and has an outdoor swimming pool with a sun terrace alongside - this is the perfect relaxing bolthole within reach of the city.

This ancient building was only transformed into accommodation in 2004, and now this Siena hotel is family run, the keynote being friendly and relaxed service and efficiency. The enjoyment starts even before you walk out of the hotel doors and head to historic downtown Siena. Rooms here are single, double or triple. All have minibar, telephone, air conditioning, bathroom with shower and toilet, and a TV. The hotel has a lift/elevator to bedrooms, there are safe deposit facilities and an outdoor swimming pool. Connections are good too, with the superstrada (highway) nearby, offering swift and easy access to Monteriggioni, San Gimignano, Montalcino, Pienza and beyond.

Head into town from your Siena hotel and there is much to see. The roads of the town spiral down to the massive central 'square' (actually a scallop shell shaped open space) of the Piazza del Campo. This medieval creation is one of Europe's great urban public spaces. Here you'll find the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena's town hall and a beautiful medieval building with frescoes within. See too the neighbouring Torre del Mangia, once the highest structure in Italy. And nearby is the Duomo, Siena's elegantly black and white striped cathedral.

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Double room from €60