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Palazzo RavizzavsHotel Athena
Both hotels are rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Palazzo Ravizza is preferred by most professionals compared to Hotel Athena. Palazzo Ravizza scores 95 with praise from 9 publications including Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Star Service.
Palazzo Ravizza
Fodor's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
Oyster
The Telegraph
Frommer's
Pian dei Mantellini 34, 53100 Siena
From $86/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
Fodor's "This romantic palazzo exudes a sense of genteel shabbiness, and lovely guest rooms have high ceilings, antique furnishings, and bathrooms decorated with hand-painted tiles." Full review
Insight Guides "This atmospheric, romantic family-run villa is five minutes’ walk from the historic centre of Siena, and yet feels like a country retreat."
DK Eyewitness "This well-located, quiet pensione is in a renovated Renaissance palace. Rooms come with original terracotta floors, frescoed ceilings, carved doorways and antique furnishings."
Star Service "Run by the same family for nearly 100 years, this is one of the best midlevel hotels in the old city center, and the lack of a restaurant or bar should not disappoint many travelers." Full review
Rough Guide "Elegant, nicely restored hotel in the peaceful southwest corner of the old town, with very pleasant public areas, and a lovely garden."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This extremely friendly hotel offers rooms with frescoed ceilings, huge beds and small but well-equipped bathrooms." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"The Hotel Palazzo Ravizza is an upper-middle-range hotel in the center of Siena that was built in the 19th-century as a family residence." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A wonderfully relaxing place to stay in central Siena with an aristocratic past and a country-house atmosphere." Full review
Frommer's "It’s a popular cocktail spot for guests and Sienese alike. All the rooms are different, though most have wood beams and a surfeit of period detail...it’s right in the city center." Full review
Hotel Athena Lonely Planet DK Eyewitness Oyster
P Mascagni 55, 53100 Siena
From $87/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Lonely Planet "Hotel management schools looking for an exemplar of a well-run business could easily cite the Athena... It's clean, comfortable, meticulously maintained and friendly." Full review
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DK Eyewitness "Situated in a quiet residential area, this modern four-star hotel is just a short way from the Siena Duomo."
OysterUpper-middle-range
"Inside the historic walls of Siena, the 100-room Hotel Athena is a classic, upscale property." Full review
