Hotel MinervavsPalazzo Ravizza
Hotel Minerva and Palazzo Ravizza are both rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Palazzo Ravizza scores significantly higher than Hotel Minerva. Palazzo Ravizza comes in at #1 in Siena with recommendations from 9 publications including Oyster, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.
Hotel Minerva
Via Garibaldi 72, 53100 Siena
From $63/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Oyster
Budget
"Located on the northern edge of Siena's medieval city wall, the Hotel Minerva is a budget hotel with a convenient location and panoramic views but little character." Full review
Afar Magazine
"The rooms, while basic, are meticulously clean and have exceptional good beds, particularly helpful for those in need of a hard mattress and a great night’s sleep. " Full review
Palazzo Ravizza
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 Planet
Top choice
"This extremely friendly hotel offers rooms with frescoed ceilings, huge beds and small but well-equipped bathrooms." Full review
Oyster
Mid-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 Telegraph
8.0
"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