Hotel Santa CaterinavsPalazzo Ravizza
Both Hotel Santa Caterina and Palazzo Ravizza are praised by professional reviewers. On balance, Palazzo Ravizza is preferred by most reviewers compared to Hotel Santa Caterina. Palazzo Ravizza has a TripExpert Score of 95 with endorsements from 9 publications including Fodor's, Insight Guides and Oyster.
Hotel Santa Caterina
Via Enea Silvio Piccolomini 7, 53100 Siena
From $67/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"The well-run hotel is outside Porta Romana—a 15-minute walk south of Piazza del Campo." Full review
Frommer's
"You'll find some of the friendliest hoteliers in Siena here, and they've been slowly reinvesting in the place." Full review
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Ask for a room with a view down a verdant, unspoiled valley south of Siena.
Lonely Planet
"This renovated 18th-century elegant villa, just outside the city walls, is a stone's throw beyond the Porta Romana." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Housed in a restored 18th-century villa just outside Siena's medieval city walls, the 22-room Hotel Santa Caterina is an intimate, welcoming, mid-range little hotel, often with budget-friendly rates." Full review
Afar Magazine
"TIP: Make sure to ask for a view-side (not street-side) room. They're not guaranteed, but WOW. The views are amazing." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A charming small hotel in a historic palazzo just outside Siena's city walls." 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