Hotel Siena Degli Ulivi, Siena

Hotel Siena Degli Ulivi, Siena

Hotel Siena Degli Ulivi, Siena - does location get much better than this? Enjoying a comfortable, modern setting just north of the ancient city walls, and within striking distance of the hills of Chianti, this Siena hotel neatly combines access to the city and countryside. Antique Siena awaits, but here you'll enjoy all the contemporary comforts of a four-star hotel. The 136 bedrooms here have bathroom with tub and shower, hairdryer, minibar, air conditioning, colour TV, telephone and room strong box. Bedrooms are singles, doubles or twins. There are also conference facilities available at this Siena hotel.

Head into town from your Siena hotel and you will be enjoying one of Italy's medieval marvels. Siena was a quiet little city which grew rich on banking and the wool trade in early medieval Europe. Engaged in the usual internicine battles of medieval Italy, it became a huge rival to mighty Florence, defeating Firenze in battle, though Siena was to fade after the mid fourteenth century, its population and economy devastated by the Black Death. The medieval centre of the city is beautifully frozen in time. There are superb shops, restaurants, bars and cafes, and Siena is a very affluent little city today, but all takes place against a seemingly unchanged backcloth of medieval Tuscan buildings.

Chief among the sights are the Duomo (cathedral), the Piazza del Campo, the Palazzo Pubblico and the Torre del Mangia (once Italy's highest tower). There are a host of fine churches and palazzi too. Ask the front desk staff at your Siena hotel for help and tourist advice ... they'll be glad to assist.

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Double room from €52